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Event:
KOFC 120 - Slurper v Masterson
Date: Aug 26, 2018 |
#R1#
A swing and a miss from Kelley.
A quick step to the side and Leonidas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelley throws out a counter right but Leonidas avoids it with no problem.
Leonidas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelley blocks a low kick nicely.
Leonidas blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelley, right into the meat.
Kelley connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kelley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Leonidas shoots for a takedown but Kelley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kelley throws a shot from downtown. Leonidas moves away and avoids it.
Leonidas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonidas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonidas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonidas.
Kelley walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley cracks Leonidas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kelley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Leonidas throws a hook but Kelley avoids it easily.
Kelley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelley throws a leg kick
and Leonidas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonidas moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Leonidas throws a body kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Kelley. That snapped Leonidas's head back.
Leonidas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kelley's head backwards.
Nice uppercut lands for Kelley. That snapped Leonidas's head back.
A big right from Kelley misses.
Kelley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonidas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Leonidas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leonidas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelley scores with a sloppy right hand. Leonidas should have avoided that one.
That kick from Kelley tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Kelley does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leonidas lands a glancing blow to the side of Kelley's head.
A leg kick checked by Leonidas.#T2#
Leonidas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leonidas staying out of range there.
That kick from Kelley tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leonidas scores with a leg kick.
Leonidas scores with the left hand. Kelley knows he should have avoided that one.
Kelley lands a leg kick that knocks Leonidas off balance momentarily.
Leonidas throws a leg kick which misses Kelley's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelley tries to avoid it.
Kelley moves out of range of the leg kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonidas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leonidas lands with a cross.
Leonidas defending well as Kelley loads up on a big left hand.
It appears Leonidas was looking to counter with a kick there.
Leonidas connects with a single shot there.
Leonidas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelley throws the kick towards the body but Leonidas avoids it.
Kelley thumps Leonidas with a low kick.
Leonidas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
Leonidas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leonidas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leonidas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leonidas throws a nice looking combination but Kelley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kelley is looking for the big counter here.
Kelley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Kelley clobbers Leonidas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kelley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leonidas punishes Kelley's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelley, right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leonidas.
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Leonidas.#CL2#
Kelley clinches up with Leonidas and pushes him back against the cage.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Kelley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Kelley avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
Leonidas misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley lands a shot to the body.#T4#
Kelley lands a nice uppercut.
Leonidas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonidas struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelley controls his hands.
Kelley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leonidas misses with some punches.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Kelley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelley lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Leonidas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Leonidas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelley throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonidas counters with a thumping low kick.
Kelley dodges the punch combination from Leonidas.
A jab from Kelley misses.
Kelley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
Kelley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leonidas checks a leg kick.
It looked like Leonidas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Kelley.
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Leonidas.
Kelley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut. Kelley saw that one coming.
Kelley walks into a straight right hand from Leonidas.
Kelley throws a jab when Leonidas was well out of range.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelley lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T1#
Leonidas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kelley scores with the left hand. Leonidas knows he should have avoided that one.
Kelley looks to throw the jab but Leonidas is out of range.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonidas walks into a stiff left hand from Kelley.
Kelley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leonidas throws a low kick but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leonidas connects with a nice looking jab.
Kelley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelley throws the left hand but Leonidas avoids the punch easily.
Kelley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leonidas is out of range.
Leonidas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kelley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leonidas. Leonidas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kelley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
Kelley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelley throws a shot from downtown. Leonidas moves away and avoids it.
Leonidas misses with a hook
and Kelley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonidas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelley.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelley is just out of range.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonidas.
An attempted straight right counter from Leonidas misses the target.
Leonidas misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Kelley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leonidas 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.
Leonidas moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Leonidas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leonidas throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Kelley tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leonidas throws the left hand but Kelley avoids the punch easily.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Kelley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
Liam Kelley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
Leonidas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelley digs a good hook to Leonidas's body.
Kelley thuds his right hand into Leonidas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelley.
Kelley staying out of range there.
Leonidas wants to slow Kelley down by chopping away at his legs.
Kelley slips under a jab.
Leonidas lands with a hook. Kelley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leonidas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonidas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonidas misses with a straight left.
Leonidas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelley was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonidas.
Kelley blocks a jab.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelley checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelley wants to slow Leonidas down by chopping away at his legs.
Kelley scores with a decent looking hook.
Liam Kelley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Leonidas.
Leonidas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelley.
Leonidas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leonidas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley cracks Leonidas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.
Leonidas throws an off balance right hand
and Kelley counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelley slips a straight right by Leonidas.
A jab from Kelley does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley throws an overhand right that lands on Leonidas's shoulder, as Leonidas tries to avoid the shot.
Kelley avoids a kick to the body.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Leonidas ducks down to avoid it.
Kelley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kelley throws a jab when Leonidas was well out of range.
Kelley throws the kick towards the body but Leonidas avoids it.
Jab, jab by Leonidas - just one landing.
Leonidas loads up on a big right hand but Kelley slips the punch.
Leonidas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kelley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kelley connects with a body shot.
Kelley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kelley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leonidas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Leonidas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelley lands a leg kick that knocks Leonidas off balance momentarily.#T1#
Leonidas throws a push kick but Kelley slaps the foot to one side.
Leonidas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelley manages to avoid it.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Leonidas slips the punch.
Leonidas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kelley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left lands for Kelley.
Kelley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonidas has time to react.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
Kelley tries to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonidas misses with a wild body shot.
Leonidas misses with a wild combination.
Kelley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Nice shot lands for Kelley.
Leonidas avoids the body shot from Kelley.
Kelley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leonidas.
Leonidas takes a swing at Kelley's ribcage but misses.
Leonidas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelley counters with a straight right hand.
Liam Kelley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley is looking to score with low kicks.
Kelley scores with a kick to the body.
Kelley scores with a nice head shot.
Kelley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Kelley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kelley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leonidas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Kelley blocks the low kick.
Kelley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Kelley lands a jab.
Kelley jabs Leonidas right on the nose. Leonidas blinks but takes it well.
Kelley checks a leg kick.
Leonidas throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.
Kelley fakes the leg kick and cracks Leonidas in the body.
Leonidas ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Leonidas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kelley slips under a jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelley.
Kelley scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelley throws a right hand that misses
and Leonidas counters with a good low kick that Kelley was not able to check.
Kelley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leonidas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelley misses with a hook. Leonidas ducked under it nicely.
Leonidas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kelley thuds a left hand into Leonidas's body.
Zeus Leonidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Kelley digs a good body shot into Leonidas's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Leonidas.
Kelley needs to keep his hands up - Leonidas had a free shot at his head there.
A low kick from Kelley misses
and Leonidas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonidas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelley moves forwards but Leonidas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leonidas misses with a shot to the body
and Kelley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leonidas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Kelley's shoulder, as Kelley tries to avoid the shot.
Leonidas tries to move into range but Kelley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leonidas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Kelley avoids them all with ease.
Kelley lands a jab to the nose.
Kelley jabs Leonidas right on the nose. Leonidas blinks but takes it well.
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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Kelley!
Our winner, Liam Kelley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
GAMMA#716 Goodman v Jones
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Kelley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Sonnen.
Kelley moves out of range of the body kick.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
Sonnen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kelley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sonnen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kelley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kelley misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sonnen.
Good leg kick by Kelley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelley throws a leg kick but Sonnen checks it.
Kelley throws a front kick aimed at Sonnen's knee but Sonnen avoids it well.
Kelley needs to keep his hands up - Sonnen had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Sonnen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelley throws a right hand that misses
and Sonnen counters with a good low kick that Kelley was not able to check.
Sonnen misses with a body punch
and Kelley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Sonnen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonnen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelley throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley misses with a low kick.
Sonnen tries to clinch but Kelley is having none of it.
Sonnen misses with an uppercut
and Kelley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sonnen.
A head kick from Sonnen lands but Kelley takes it in his stride.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonnen moves away.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
A jab from Sonnen misses.
Kelley walks into a stiff left hand from Sonnen.
Kelley lands a high kick!
Sonnen moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Sonnen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kelley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sonnen. Sonnen obviously looking to wear him down.
Sonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Kelley throws a leg kick that misses.
Sonnen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sonnen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kelley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kelley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sonnen is out of range and Kelley settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonnen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelley.
Sonnen blocks a jab.
Sonnen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelley throws a sloppy head kick and Sonnen moves out of range easily.
Sonnen cracks Kelley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sonnen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sonnen scores with a sloppy right hand. Kelley should have avoided that one.
Sonnen connects with a nice looking jab.
Sonnen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonnen.
Sonnen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Sonnen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonnen feints a jab promting Kelley to slip. Sonnen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kelley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sonnen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kelley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonnen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelley throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Liam Kelley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sonnen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sonnen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelley leaves Sonnen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T4#
Kelley misses with a looping right.
Kelley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab by Kelley.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Kelley circles away easily
and Kelley counters with a nice body shot.
Kelley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sonnen.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sonnen - that will leave a mark!
Kelley swings widly with a right hand
letting Sonnen counter with a right hand.
Kelley checks a low kick from Sonnen.
Kelley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelley lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonnen off the cage and back into range.
Sonnen scores with a spinning back kick!
Sonnen misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen throws out a leg kick but Kelley moves out of range and Sonnen only half commits.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Kelley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Kelley throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Sonnen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kelley throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Sonnen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kelley being controlled here, momentarily.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Kelley is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sonnen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelley at a distance.
Sonnen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sonnen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kelley misses with a hook to the body
and Sonnen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelley throws out a leg kick but Sonnen moves out of range and Kelley only half commits.
Sonnen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelley on the side of the head.
Kelley is looking to chop away at Sonnen's legs. #TD#
Sonnen scores with a takedown into Kelley's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelley is retaining full guard. #T2##SUB#
Sonnen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kelley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kelley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kelley! #REVB#
Sonnen is looking to reverse the position.
Sonnen is working hard here to advance position.
Sonnen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Sonnen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kelley is looking for a sweep. Sonnen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Sonnen is trying to work for a kimura but Kelley is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen content to control rather than advance. #T3#
Kelley is staying active underneath Sonnen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kelley tries to get to full guard but Sonnen has control of the leg. #SUB#
Sonnen seems to be looking for submissions.
Sonnen is looking to take a break and control but Kelley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sonnen slows the pace down in half guard.
Sonnen is just content to waste time from the top position. Kelley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sonnen stays in close to Kelley's body and controls the position.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Kelley keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dao Sonnen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Kelley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sonnen shoots in for a double leg but Kelley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kelley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
A punch combination from Kelley misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sonnen.
Kelley moves forwards but Sonnen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sonnen is looking to slow Kelley down with leg kicks.
Sonnen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Kelley coming out on top.
Dao Sonnen is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley moves out of range as Sonnen throws a body kick.
Kelley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonnen.
That kick from Sonnen tenderised Kelley's leg. Kelley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sonnen misses with a leg kick
and Kelley counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Kelley throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonnen throws a shot to the body.
#TD#
Sonnen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sonnen is keen to just control but Kelley is a slippery customer.
Sonnen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Kelley is defending well.
Kelley wants to get back to full guard.
Sonnen is thwarting Kelley's attempts to control the position.
Sonnen wants to pass to mount but Kelley is defending the position. #T2#
Kelley desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sonnen prevents Kelley from improving his position.
Sonnen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sonnen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sonnen controlling the action here.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dao Sonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Sonnen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sonnen.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kelley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sonnen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelley replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sonnen blocks it well.
Sonnen slips under a jab.
Sonnen throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sonnen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelley thinks about the counter body kick.
Sonnen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liam Kelley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Sonnen tries to clinch but Kelley moves out of range.
Sonnen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kelley will feel that in the morning.
Sonnen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kelley doesn't seem bothered though.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kelley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
Kelley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sonnen.
Sonnen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelley's calf.
Kelley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonnen.
Kelley misses with a straight right.
Sonnen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sonnen.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonnen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dao Sonnen.
Well Sonnen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dao Sonnen!
Dao Sonnen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Liam Kelley spoke after the fight, saying 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Event:
GAMMA#710 Bubba v Kruger
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Kelley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Asai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Kelley moved out of range nicely.
Asai moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Asai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelley. That's going to slow Asai down.
Asai scores with a jab. Kelley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Asai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asai .
Kelley misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Asai .
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai .
Asai tries to clinch
and Kelley counters with a stiff right hand.
Asai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
Kelley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asai .
A cross from Asai lands.
Kelley throws a leg kick but Asai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Asai lands the left hand.#T1#
Asai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Asai if he has to take too many more of those.
Asai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelley swats away the attempt to clinch by Asai .
Kelley misses with a looping right.
Asai throws a series of punches but Kelley moves out of range.
Kelley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asai under the eye.
Asai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kelley staying out of range there.
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelley checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Asai .
Asai lands a nice shot that snaps Kelley's head back.
#T2#
Asai looks to throw the jab but Kelley is out of range.
Asai keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asai throws a series of punches but Kelley moves out of range.
Asai staying out of range there.
Asai scores with a shot to the body.
Kelley tries to clinch but Asai moves out of range.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kelley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asai in his tracks.
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Kelley throws a hook but Asai avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Asai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Asai .#T3#
Kelley swings widly with a right hand
and Asai counters with a stiff right hand.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Asai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai .
Kelley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kelley misses with a hook. Asai ducked under it nicely.
Asai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Asai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Asai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asai misses with a body shot.
Kelley throws a low kick, looking for Asai 's leg but Asai calmly moves out of range.
Kelley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
Asai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Asai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T4#
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Kelley ducks right into an uppercut from Asai .
Nice straight punches there by Kelley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelley.
Asai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kelley throws a jab when Asai was well out of range.
Asai throws an off balance right hand
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#ROC2#
Kelley is rocked!
Kelley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oh Kelley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asai throws a push kick but Kelley slaps the foot to one side.
Kelley seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelley scores with the left hand. Asai knows he should have avoided that one.
Asai with a hook.
Asai tries to land a front kick but Kelley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Asai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Kelley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kelley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Asai takes the fight into the clinch.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Asai swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Asai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asai digs a right hand underneath Kelley's ribcage. Kelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Asai .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Asai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD2#
Asai drops Kelley onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kelley is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Asai .
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Asai creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kelley with a big uppercut! Kelley tries to clinch up but Asai pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kelley to the mat! Kelley covers up and Asai unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yoshihiro Asai !
The defeated Liam Kelley had this to say: 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Event:
GAMMA#707 Hoyce v Pagnozzi
Date: May 05, 2018 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
Quin misses with a hook to the body
and Kelley counters with a body kick that stops Quin in his tracks momentarily.
Quin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID290K) in the buildup to the fight.
Kelley misses with a straight left.
Quin takes one to the chin there.
Quin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Quin dives in and grabs Kelley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelley pushes down on Quin's head and hops out.
Quin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kelley eats them both and turns towards Quin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kelley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matt Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelley manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Kelley. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
Quin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quin under the eye.
Kelley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quin throws a body punch but Kelley moves out of range. #T1#
Kelley throws an off balance right hand
and Quin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quin throws a hook but Kelley blocks it.
A punch combination from Kelley misses.
Quin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Quin moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Liam Kelley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelley takes one to the side of the head.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Quin connects with the punch.
Kelley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quin's head.
Quin lands a two punch combo.
Kelley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley throws a hook but Quin blocks it.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quin moves away.
Kelley throws a jab when Quin was well out of range.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Quin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kelley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T2#
Nice takedown defense from Kelley. No joy for Quin on that attempt.
Quin walks into a stiff left hand from Kelley.
The fighters circling - Kelley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelley is just out of range.
Quin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Quin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelley tries a low kick but Quin avoids it.
Quin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kelley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quin slips a straight right by Kelley.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelley is just out of range.
Kelley moves away from the strike by Quin.
Kelley moves away from the strike by Quin.
Kelley misses with a hook. Quin ducked under it nicely.
Kelley misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Kelley slips under a jab from Quin.
Quin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kelley momentarily.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kelley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quin moves away.
Quin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Quin staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Quin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Quin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kelley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quin's head.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Kelley. That snapped Quin's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Quin blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Kelley misses. #T4#
A big left from Kelley misses.
Kelley lands the left hand.
Quin scores with a sloppy right hand. Kelley should have avoided that one.
Kelley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kelley throws out a leg kick but Quin moves out of range and Kelley only half commits.
Quin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quin scores with a nice strike.
Quin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quin throws a lazy right hand but Kelley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Quin misses with an uppercut. Kelley saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelley.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
Kelley cracks the inside of Quin's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Kelley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelley counters with a nice leg kick.
Quin throws out a loose jab but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley throws out a counter right but Quin avoids it with no problem.
Kelley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelley.
Quin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Quin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kelley but Kelley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quin backing away here, and Kelley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Quin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Kelley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quin misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin connects with a nice looking jab.
Quin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelley pinned against the cage. Kelley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kelley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T1#
Quin misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelley! But no joy.
Quin misses with an uppercut. Kelley saw that one coming.
Kelley lands with a straight right. Quin didn't see that one coming.
Kelley slips a straight right by Quin.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
A little jabbing left from Kelley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quin misses with a straight right.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelley is just out of range.
Jab from Quin.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Quin.
Kelley dodges the punch combination from Quin.
Quin backing away here, and Kelley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Kelley looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.#T2#
Nice takedown defense from Kelley. No joy for Quin on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quin jabs Kelley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kelley is fending him off so far but Quin persists. Nope, Kelley circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley misses with a straight left.
Quin blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Quin misses the target.
Kelley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Quin. Beautiful body shot.
Quin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Liam Kelley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelley digs a good body shot into Quin's ribs.
Kelley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quin throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
Quin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kelley digs a good hook to Quin's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelley.
#T3#
A punch combination from Quin misses.
Kelley throws a solid leg kick but Quin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelley.
Quin lands a slapping body shot.
Quin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelley needs to keep his hands up - Quin had a free shot at his head there.
Quin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelley.
Kelley jabs at Quin's body.
The crowd cheers as Quin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelley doesn't seem phased though.
Kelley lands a nice shot to the body.
Quin misses with an uppercut.
Kelley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Quin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Kelley feints and then cracks Quin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quin down. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelley steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Kelley.
Quin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quin slips under a jab from Kelley.
Kelley connects with a body shot that sends Quin's belly button to the back.
Kelley blocks a jab.
Quin lands an overhand right.
Kelley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Kelley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Quin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kelley with a jab.
Kelley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Quin misses with a hook to the body
and Kelley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Quin finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liam Kelley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Quin with a nice cross.
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
Quin throws a lazy right hand but Kelley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body kick there by Kelley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quin.
Quin feinted with a counter takedown.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quin slips under a jab.
Kelley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quin.
Kelley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin works the jab nicely.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.
Quin sizes up Kelley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quin 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 listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Kelley sizes up Quin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kelley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
Quin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
An attempted straight right counter from Quin misses the target.
Kelley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Kelley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelley.
Quin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kelley's head backwards.
Kelley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quin.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Kelley moved out of range.
Kelley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matt Quin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Quin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Quin throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.
Kelley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quin. That did some damage!
Quin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kelley thows a leg kick but Quin checks it
and Quin counters with a straight right hand.
Liam Kelley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kelley slips under a jab.
Quin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelley as he jumps to the side.
Quin throws a shot to the body.
Kelley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A quick step to the side and Quin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley misses with an uppercut
and Quin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Quin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelley.
Kelley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Quin throws a right hand that misses
and Kelley counters with a straight right hand.
Kelley lunges at Quin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quin's hand.
Kelley throws a low kick, looking for Quin's leg but Quin calmly moves out of range.
Quin attempts a counter takedown but Kelley avoids it well and moves away.
Good leg kick by Kelley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelley.
Kelley slips a jab from Quin.
A little jabbing left from Kelley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Kelley misses with an uppercut. Quin saw that one coming.
Kelley connects with an inside leg kick.
Quin 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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Quin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kelley.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin misses with a hook.
Kelley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kelley clobbers Quin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelley manages to avoid it.
Quin scores with a body shot.
Kelley jabs at Quin's body.
Quin blocks a head kick by Kelley.
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
Kelley moves away from the strike by Quin.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Kelley misses with an uppercut. Quin saw that one coming.
Kelley staying out of range there.
Kelley stuns Quin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Kelley misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liam Kelley.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Liam Kelley!
During a confident post fight interview, Liam Kelley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
GAMMA#703 Bubba v Bryant 4
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Kelley throws a chopping leg kick but Iwoba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelley throws a leg kick but Iwoba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
Iwoba throws a wild body kick that Kelley sees coming a mile off.
Kelley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Iwoba with a body shot.
Iwoba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Iwoba moves in looking to clinch but Kelley pushes him off.
A low kick from Iwoba is predictable there
and Kelley counters with a low kick, right behind Iwoba 's knee.
Kelley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Iwoba defending well as Kelley loads up on a big left hand.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
Kelley is looking to chop away at Iwoba's legs.
Kelley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iwoba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley lands with a right hand.
A jab from Kelley finds it's way through Iwoba's defenses.
Iwoba misses with a hook.
Kelley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL2#
Kelley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Iwoba lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iwoba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelley lands with a right to the head. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Iwoba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Iwoba misses with a body punch.
Iwoba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley digs a right hand into Iwoba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Iwoba's gas tank.
Kelley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iwoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iwoba.
Iwoba blocks an uppercut.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Iwoba prevents a body shot from Kelley.
Iwoba misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley wants a takedown but no success here.
Kelley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Iwoba - that landed with a thud.
Kelley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iwoba. #T2#
Iwoba misses with a body punch.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iwoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Iwoba.
Iwoba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iwoba blocking some punches.
Kelley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Iwoba cracks Kelley with a nice body shot.
Iwoba swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iwoba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iwoba lands a body punch.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Iwoba.
Iwoba lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Iwoba controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iwoba.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
#T3#
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iwoba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iwoba.
Iwoba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iwoba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Iwoba fails to land.
Iwoba is working Kelley over against the cage.
Iwoba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelley scores with a shot to the side of Iwoba's head.
Iwoba lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Iwoba lands a body shot.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Iwoba misses with a punch to the body.
Iwoba gets through Kelley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Iwoba breaks the clinch.
A big right from Kelley misses.
Iwoba looks to land a right hand but Kelley moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Iwoba.
Kelley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#T4#
Iwoba lands a head shot.
Iwoba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelley is able to avoid easily.
Kelley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iwoba checks it well.
It looked like Iwoba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelley throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Iwoba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iwoba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelley.
A little jabbing left from Kelley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Iwoba blocks a head kick by Kelley.
Iwoba throwing a counter right hand but Kelley manages to avoid it.
Kelley wants to clinch.
Kelley is looking to chop away at Iwoba's legs.
Iwoba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Iwoba. #ES2#
Kelley explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Kelley misses the jab.
Iwoba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Iwoba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iwoba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL2#
Kelley clinches.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Iwoba tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Kelley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Kelley clinches with his opponent.
Iwoba gets through Kelley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Iwoba.
Iwoba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iwoba blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Iwoba misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Iwoba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Iwoba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iwoba throws an overhand right that lands on Kelley's shoulder, as Kelley tries to avoid the shot.
Iwoba ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iwoba lands with a straight right. Kelley didn't see that one coming.
Iwoba throws a big shot that misses.
Liam Kelley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Iwoba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelley.
Iwoba avoids the body shot from Kelley.
Both fighters circling a little - Iwoba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Liam Kelley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelley throws an overhand right that lands on Iwoba's shoulder, as Iwoba tries to avoid the shot.
Iwoba loads up on a big right hand but Kelley slips the punch.
Iwoba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelley throws out a counter right but Iwoba avoids it with no problem.
Iwoba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Iwoba tried to score with a low kick but Kelley checks it.
Iwoba throws a low kick but Kelley avoids it.
It seemed like Kelley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iwoba checks a leg kick.
Iwoba moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Iwoba throws a solid leg kick but Kelley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Iwoba.
Iwoba is looking to clinch.
Iwoba throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Iwoba.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelley throws a leg kick
and Iwoba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Iwoba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL2#
Iwoba gets tackled into the cage by Kelley. Kelley maintains the clinch.
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!
Iwoba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Iwoba struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelley controls his hands.
Iwoba digs a right hand into Kelley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelley's gas tank.
Iwoba lands a body punch.
Iwoba digs a right hand into Kelley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelley's gas tank.
Kelley is breathing heavily.
Iwoba tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Iwoba.
Iwoba lands a right hand.
Iwoba is working for takedown but Kelley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Iwoba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
A short body shot lands from Iwoba as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Iwoba.
Iwoba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iwoba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iwoba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Iwoba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kelleys head.
Iwoba lands with a light punch inside.
Bosco Iwoba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Iwoba presses Kelley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iwoba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Iwoba tries to score a body lock takedown but Kelley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Iwoba.
Iwoba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelley pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosco Iwoba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iwoba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kelley misses with a straight right.
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iwoba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelley moves out of range as Iwoba throws a body kick.
Iwoba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Iwoba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Iwoba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Kelley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T4#
Iwoba moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Iwoba in his tracks.
Iwoba feints and then cracks Kelley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelley down.
Iwoba misses with a body shot.
Iwoba throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Kelley misses
and Iwoba counters with a straight right hand.
Iwoba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Iwoba tries a head kick but it misses.
Iwoba throws a head kick but Kelley moves out of range.
Iwoba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Kelley swings for the body but Iwoba moves out of range.
Kelley blocks the body kick.
Iwoba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelley tries to clinch there but Iwoba circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iwoba feints and then cracks Kelley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelley down.
Iwoba misses with a kick to the body.
Kelley misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosco Iwoba dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A slapping body kick lands there for Iwoba.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Iwoba does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Kelley backs away, Iwoba returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Iwoba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#CL2#
Kelley moves into the clinch successfully.
Iwoba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iwoba tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iwoba tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Iwoba avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iwoba tries to score a body lock takedown but Kelley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iwoba looking for a takedown.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iwoba is working Kelley over against the cage.
Iwoba misses with the head strike.
Kelley looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iwoba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T1#
Kelley takes a shot to the head.
Iwoba working aggressively here.
Iwoba wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosco Iwoba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Iwoba.
Iwoba is leaning against Kelley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Iwoba uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Iwoba breaks from the clinch.
Kelley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Iwoba.
Kelley takes a swing at Iwoba's ribcage but misses.
Kelley is looking to land body kicks.
Iwoba scores with a punch to the head.
Iwoba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Iwoba is looking to land body kicks.
Kelley throws an overhand right that lands on Iwoba's shoulder, as Iwoba tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Iwoba throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kelley counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Iwoba.
Kelley checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Iwoba. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Iwoba working aggressively here.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Iwoba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iwoba.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Iwoba.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelley.
Iwoba misses with a punch to the body.
Iwoba prevents Kelley from breaking the clinch.
Kelley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T3#
Iwoba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iwoba.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelley.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Iwoba fails to land.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Iwoba blocks an uppercut.
Iwoba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley digs a right hand into Iwoba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Iwoba's gas tank.
Iwoba blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley lands with a light punch inside.
Iwoba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iwoba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Iwoba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
Iwoba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Iwoba.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Iwoba misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iwoba blocks an uppercut.
Kelley tries to work over Iwoba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iwoba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelley.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iwoba lands a body shot.
Iwoba throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Iwoba.
A head punch on the inside from Iwoba fails to land.
Iwoba wants a takedown but no success here.
Kelley trying to stall but Iwoba improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Iwoba fails to land.
Iwoba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Iwoba tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Kelley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
GAMMA#699 Shin v Hyde
Date: Mar 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Kelley scores with a nice right hand.
Hanolla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelley at a distance.
Kelley throws a jab when Hanolla was well out of range.
Hanolla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hanolla misses with a body kick.
Hanolla lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelley off the cage and back into range.
Hanolla misses with a low kick.
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.
Hanolla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanolla blocks a jab.
Hanolla throws a sloppy head kick and Kelley moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanolla.
Kelley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kelley misses with a wild body shot.
Hanolla defending well as Kelley loads up on a big left hand.
Hanolla appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanolla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanolla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelley scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanolla throws a shot to the body.
Hanolla throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T1#
Hanolla just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hanolla.
Kelley thows a body kick. Hanolla tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hanolla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hanolla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanolla will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanolla 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.
Kelley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Kelley drives through and clinches with Hanolla against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley tries a body shot but Hanolla blocks it.
Hanolla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hanolla misses with some punches.
Hanolla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Hanolla manages to break the clinch.
Kelley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kelley cracks Hanolla with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanolla is out of range and Kelley settles back down.
Kelley thumps Hanolla with a low kick.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanolla tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelley is able to avoid easily.
Hanolla just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanolla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanolla fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kelley just manages to avoid it.
Hanolla throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kelley tries to clinch but Hanolla is having none of it.
Kelley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanolla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelley throws a low kick, looking for Hanolla's leg but Hanolla calmly moves out of range.
Hanolla throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley jabs at Hanolla's body.
Hanolla tries to land a body kick
and Kelley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanolla throws out a leg kick but Kelley moves out of range and Hanolla only half commits.
Hanolla takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelley misses with the body kick
and Hanolla counters with a straight right hand.#T3##CL2#
Kelley clinches up with Hanolla and pushes him back against the cage.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kelley.
Hanolla lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Hanolla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanolla lands a right hand.
Hanolla has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Hanolla misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Kelley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanolla backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanolla prevents a body shot from Kelley. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanolla.
Kelley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanolla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Hanolla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanolla.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanolla.
Hanolla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
Kelley tries to work over Hanolla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanolla prevents a body shot from Kelley.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanolla being controlled against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley scores with a hook to the body.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanolla is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelley has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jutta Hanolla will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hanolla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hanolla takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hanolla misses with a low kick as Kelley jumps back.#KD#
Hanolla lands a big head kick that sends Kelley tumbling to the mat! Hanolla takes a step backwards and waves Kelley back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Kelley is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Liam Kelley has been cut.
and Hanolla counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kelley! He's just covering up as Hanolla starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jutta Hanolla!
A victorious Jutta Hanolla thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Liam Kelley spoke after the fight, saying 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Event:
GAMMA#695 Keenan v Mirowski
Date: Mar 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole scores with a spinning back kick!
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley wants to counter the offense by Cole and move into the clinch position.
Kelley slips a straight right by Cole.
Kelley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kelley under the eye.
Kelley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CL2#
Kelley clinches up against the cage.
Cole gets through Kelley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
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!
Kelley misses with some punches.
Cole tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Cole.
Cole digs a right hand underneath Kelley's ribcage. Kelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Cole gets through Kelley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Cole avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Kelley scores with a hook to the body.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Cole.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Kelley misses with a punch to the body.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelley avoids the damage to the body.
Cole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelley.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
#T2#
Kelley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole prevents a body shot from Kelley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole.
Cole pushes Kelley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley lands with a short shot to the head.
Cole scores with a hook to the body.
Cole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelley misses with some punches.
#BC#
Cole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelley.
Kelley lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelley throws the kick towards the body but Cole avoids it.
Kelley tries to clinch but Cole is having none of it.
Kelley wants to clinch.
Kelley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#T3#
Cole throws a hook but Kelley avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Cole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelley doesn't seem phased though.
Kelley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelley jabs Cole right on the nose. Cole blinks but takes it well.
Kelley thumps Cole with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Kelley.
Kelley clobbers Cole with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kelley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Kelley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kelley scores with a jab.
Kelley misses with a right hand
and Cole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kelley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Kelley misses the shot to the body. #T4#
A big right from Kelley misses.
Cole attempts a counter takedown but Kelley avoids it well and moves away.#CL#
Cole rushes Kelley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kelley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole presses Kelley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Cole.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.
A short left from Cole.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Cole controls the action.
Cole tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Kelley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD2#
Kelley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kelley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kelley throws a strike but Cole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Cole working some strikes from top position.
Cole won't allow Kelley to sweep him here.
Cole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing that Cole has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cole working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kelley's head.
Kelley looking to control.
Cole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cole cracks Kelley with a solid left hand.
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!
Cole preventing the sweep.
Cole landing some decent shots from guard. #ROC#
Kelley is rocked!#T1#
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Cole trying to control but Kelley is working from the bottom.
Cole slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Kelley.
Cole blocks the strikes from Kelley.
Kelley trying to get back to full guard but Cole takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Cole landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kelley is still in real trouble! Can Cole finish him?
Cole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#T2#
Cole postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Kelley is out cold - huge knockout for Cole!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
After the big win, Michael Cole made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MayheM sportswear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Liam Kelley was interviewed post fight and said 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Event:
GAMMA#690 Shin v Volkov 4
Date: Feb 03, 2018 |
#R1#
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.#T1##CL2#
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.
#T2#
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.
#T3##BC#
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.#CL2#
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.
#BC#
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.#T4#
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.
#CL2#
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. #CUT#
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.
#R2#
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.#CL2#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.
#T3#
Guns tries to stall but Kelley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC#
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.
#CL2#
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.
#T4#
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. #BC2#
Kelley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
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.#SUB#
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!
#R3#
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. #CL2#
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.
#BC#
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.#T1#
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
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.
#BC#
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. #CL2#
Kelley moves into the clinch.
Kelley misses with some punches.
#BC#
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.#T2#
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.
#T3#
Guns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
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!#T4#
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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Event:
GAMMA#684 DaCoca v Bubba
Date: Jan 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Kelley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodergren was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelley.
Sodergren is looking for the big counter here.
Kelley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sodergren.
Kelley throws a push kick but Sodergren slaps the foot to one side.
Sodergren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sodergren connects with a right hand. Kelley shakes it off.
Sodergren throws a front kick aimed at Kelley's knee but Kelley avoids it well.
Kelley with a jab.
Kelley moves in looking to clinch but Sodergren pushes him off.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Sodergren is just out of range.
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sodergren.
Sodergren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Sodergren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren takes one to the side of the head.
Kelley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sodergren connects with a high kick.
Sodergren swings for the body but Kelley moves out of range.
#CL#
Kelley gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1#
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Sodergren avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Sodergren.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sodergren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
Kelley lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Sodergren.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Sodergren controls his hands.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Sodergren struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelley controls his hands.
Sodergren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sodergren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T2#
Kelley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
Sodergren blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Kelley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sodergren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sodergren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Sodergren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelley swats away the attempt to clinch by Sodergren.
Sodergren scoring well with a low kick there.
Sodergren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sodergren throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sodergren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sodergren lands with a shot to the body.
Sodergren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sodergren misses with a straight right. #T3#
Kelley looks to land a left hand but Sodergren moved out of range nicely.
Kelley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kelley drops his hands momentarily and Sodergren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kelley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
It seemed like Sodergren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sodergren misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Kelley does it's job there.
Kelley thuds his right hand into Sodergren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with a low kick.
Sodergren dips to his left and cracks Kelley with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodergren throws an overhand right that lands on Kelley's shoulder, as Kelley tries to avoid the shot.
Sodergren motions for Kelley to come forward. Sodergren throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sodergren.#T4#
Sodergren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kelley blocks a low kick nicely.
Sodergren throws a sloppy head kick and Kelley moves out of range easily.
Sodergren moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Kelley tries to clinch up.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley throws a poor cross that misses
and Sodergren counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Sodergren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sodergren misses the jab.
Kelley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sodergren looks to land a combination but Kelley avoids it well.
Kelley thuds his right hand into Sodergren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sodergren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelley cracks Sodergren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley throws a chopping leg kick but Sodergren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sodergren misses the shot to the body.
Kelley tried to counter with a leg kick but Sodergren avoided it.
Sodergren scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Basten Sodergren will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kelley throws a leg kick
and Sodergren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#TD#
Kelley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sodergren is trying to control Kelley's posture but Kelley avoids it.
Sodergren taking a bit of punishment here - Kelley scoring with strikes.
Sodergren takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The strikes coming from Kelley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kelley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sodergren keeps working.
Kelley working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sodergren taking some punishment here, with Kelley in his half guard.
Kelley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sodergren's head.
Kelley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sodergren does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1#
Sodergren is looking for a sweep. Kelley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kelley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kelley trying to control the action but Sodergren is working from the bottom.
Sodergren keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kelley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kelley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sodergren is looking to control Kelley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sodergren avoid being mounted?
Kelley wants to take a breather but Sodergren is having none of it. #T2#
Kelley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #ES2#
Sodergren kicks off Kelley and gets to his feet.
Kelley misses with a straight left.
Sodergren flicks out a counter leg kick but Kelley steps away.
Kelley moves away from the strike by Sodergren.
Sodergren stuns Kelley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Kelley moved away.
Sodergren moves out of range of the body kick from Kelley.
Kelley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodergren swings for the body but Kelley moves out of range.
Sodergren throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Kelley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sodergren keeps the fight on the outside.
Sodergren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelley.
#T3#
Kelley throws a leg kick that misses.
Sodergren scores with a leg kick.
Kelley throws a front kick aimed at Sodergren's knee but Sodergren avoids it well.
Sodergren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Sodergren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CL#
Kelley moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelley.
Sodergren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Sodergren controls the action.
Sodergren struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelley controls his hands.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Sodergren.
Sodergren lands a body punch.
Sodergren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sodergren misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Kelley tries to work over Sodergren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Sodergren tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
Sodergren misses with some punches.
A short right from Kelley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sodergren swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley scores with a shot to the side of Sodergren's head.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sodergren misses with a punch on the inside.
Sodergren misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
A big left from Kelley misses.
Kelley staying out of range there.
Sodergren dips to his left and cracks Kelley with an uppercut!
Kelley throws a hook but Sodergren blocks it.
Kelley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sodergren is able to avoid easily.
Sodergren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Basten Sodergren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sodergren cracks the inside of Kelley's front leg.
Sodergren moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Kelley misses with a hook to the body
and Sodergren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Sodergren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren cracks Kelley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Kelley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelley throws a solid leg kick but Sodergren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelley.#T1#
A big right from Kelley misses.
Sodergren loads up on a big right hand but Kelley slips the punch.
Sodergren throws a head kick that misses.
Sodergren loads up on a big right hand but Kelley slips the punch.
Kelley misses with a hook.
Sodergren misses with a body kick.
Sodergren misses with a body kick.
Sodergren lands with a nice body punch.
Sodergren cracks a nice hook into Kelley's ribs.
Kelley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sodergren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelley throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sodergren to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Sodergren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T2#
Kelley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sodergren under the eye.
Sodergren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kelley doesn't seem bothered though.
Kelley shoots in for a takedown but Sodergren shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Sodergren lands a nice looking body shot.
Sodergren throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sodergren lands a body shot.
Sodergren clobbers Kelley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kelley moves out of range as Sodergren strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelley checks a leg kick.
Kelley cracks the inside of Sodergren's front leg.
Sodergren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelley's sensitive parts.
Kelley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sodergren momentarily.
#T3#
Kelley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sodergren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sodergren lands a leg kick that knocks Kelley off balance momentarily.
Sodergren does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sodergren lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelley off the cage and back into range.
Sodergren throws a looping overhand right but Kelley ducks down to avoid it.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Sodergren cracks Kelley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Kelley tenderised Sodergren's leg. Sodergren is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sodergren thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kelley if he has to take too many more of those.
Kelley throws a body punch but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren throws a right and a left that both miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelley checks a leg kick.
Kelley avoids the head kick by Sodergren.
And Kelley counters with a quick kick to the body but Sodergren blocks it.
Sodergren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T4#
Kelley tries to land a front kick but Sodergren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelley tries to clinch up but Sodergren circles away and keeps his distance.
Sodergren scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sodergren slips under a jab from Kelley.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sodergren, as that shot connected.
Kelley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sodergren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sodergren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelley's calf.
Sodergren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kelley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sodergren scrambles back to his feet.
Kelley tries to clinch but Sodergren is having none of it.
Sodergren throws the left hand but Kelley avoids the punch easily.
Kelley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sodergren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sodergren.
Kelley lands a leg kick that knocks Sodergren off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Kelley 's head but he takes it in his stride.#ROC2#
Kelley is rocked!
Sodergren explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basten Sodergren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sodergren has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basten Sodergren!
The defeated Liam Kelley had this to say: 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Event:
GAMMA#679 DaCoca vs Steigelman
Date: Dec 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Kelley misses with a hook.
Thacker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kelley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Thacker misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thacker.
Kelley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thacker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Thacker.
Kelley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thacker.
Kelley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kelley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelley wants to slow Thacker down by chopping away at his legs.
Thacker throws a right and a left that Kelley avoids nicely.
Kelley throws a sloppy head kick and Thacker moves out of range easily.
Kelley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thacker slips a jab from Kelley.
A nice side step and Thacker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thacker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thacker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
Kelley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T1#
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thacker scores with a hook to the body. Kelley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thacker throws out a loose jab but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thacker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thacker lands a nice shot to the body.
Thacker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelley swings widly with a right hand
and Thacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Thacker moves into the clinch.
Thacker pushes Kelley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelley is breathing heavily.
Thacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thacker.
Thacker blocks an uppercut.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Thacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelley.
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!
Kelley misses with some punches.
Thacker tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thacker misses with a body punch.
Kelley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Thacker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thacker trying to land knees to the body.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thacker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thacker throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Thacker blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Thacker.
Thacker has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Thacker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thacker throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Thacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
Thacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley lands a left hand.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thacker.
Thacker blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
Thacker tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelley.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Thacker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker blocks an uppercut.
Kelley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Thacker.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley digs a right hand underneath Thacker's ribcage. Thacker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thacker misses with a body punch.
#T4#
Thacker has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thacker tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thacker's elbow.
Thacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thacker's elbow.
Thacker misses with the head strike.
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thacker just leaning against Kelley, taking a breather.
Thacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Thacker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thacker working aggressively here.
Thacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thacker works on Kelley's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alasdair Thacker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
Kelley throws a solid leg kick but Thacker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelley.
Thacker throws a big shot that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kelley!
Thacker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thacker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelley thows a leg kick but Thacker checks it
enabling Thacker to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelley misses with a low kick as Thacker jumps back.
Thacker throws out a counter right but Kelley avoids it with no problem.
Kelley lands a head shot.
Kelley throws out a loose jab but Thacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thacker misses with a hook to the body
and Kelley counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thacker throws a hook but Kelley blocks it.
Kelley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thacker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelley with a nice cross.#T1#
Kelley throws a leg kick but Thacker moved away.
Thacker throws out a loose jab but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Thacker coming out on top.
Thacker scores with a kick to the body.
Kelley connects with a right hand. Thacker shakes it off.
Kelley lands a body shot.
Thacker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelley misses with an uppercut
and Thacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Thacker misses.
Kelley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Thacker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Thacker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley slips a jab from Thacker.
Kelley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelley blocks a jab.
Kelley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kelley misses the jab.
Thacker ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.
Thacker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelley.
Kelley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A lazy left from Kelley finds it's target.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Thacker.
Kelley cracks Thacker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Liam Kelley is winning the standup battle so far.
Thacker is looking to clinch.
Kelley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thacker just manages to avoid it.
Kelley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thacker.
Kelley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelley cracks Thacker with an open hand slap.#T3#
Thacker blocks a jab.
Kelley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelley has been working on his balance at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Thacker.
Thacker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Kelley with a hook.
Kelley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
Thacker slips under a jab.
Kelley connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelley scores with a spinning back kick!
Thacker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kelley lands a slapping body shot.
Thacker misses with a double jab.
Thacker tries to clinch there but Kelley circles away.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelley works Thacker's body with a nice hook.#T4#
Thacker slips under a jab from Kelley.
A shot to the liver by Thacker. Beautiful body shot.
Kelley scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kelley.
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thacker.
Thacker thuds a left hand into Kelley's body.
Thacker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thacker works Kelley's body with a nice hook.
Thacker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thacker loads up on a big right hand but Kelley slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Kelley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelley misses with a looping left.
Kelley slips a jab and a cross from Thacker.
Kelley misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Thacker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thacker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelley.
A big left from Thacker misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A left lands for Kelley.
Kelley throws the left hand but Thacker avoids the punch easily.
Kelley staying out of range there.
Thacker connects with an inside leg kick.
Thacker misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Thacker. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Thacker does it's job there.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelley.
Thacker throws a right hand that Kelley ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelley also avoids with ease.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Thacker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thacker throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelley.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
#CL2#
Thacker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Kelley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thacker lands an uppercut.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Thacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thacker tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thacker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thacker blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Thacker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kelley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley lands a right hand.
Kelley misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelley.
Thacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thacker throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
Thacker tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelley avoids the damage to the body.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Kelley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thackers head.
Thacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thacker scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thacker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thacker scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Thacker.
Kelley takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thacker misses with an elbow strike.
Thacker throws an elbow but it misses.
Thacker lands a right hand.
Thacker lands a left hand.
Thacker blocking some punches.
Thacker scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
#T3#
Kelley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thacker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thacker lands with a light punch inside.
Thacker blocking some punches.
Thacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelley lands a right hand.
A short right from Thacker on the inside. #ROC2#
Kelley is rocked!
Thacker lands a body shot.
Oh Kelley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Thacker.
Kelley seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelley pushes Thacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kelley.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Thacker.
Thacker tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thacker can't find room to land a body shot as Kelley controls the action.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thacker throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Thacker.
Thacker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Thacker missing with knees to the body.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley digs a right hand underneath Thacker's ribcage. Thacker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thacker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelley is keeping busy.
Kelley scores with a hook to the body.
Kelley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Thacker - that landed with a thud.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thacker misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alasdair Thacker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thacker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
KOFC 75 - Cheek vs Menger 2
Date: Nov 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Kelley tries to bum rush Mazzola with a series of wild strikes but Mazzola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazzola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelley.
Kelley connects with a solid leg kick.
Mazzola tries to move into range but Kelley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mazzola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mazzola closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mazzola 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.
Mazzola takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mazzola ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Kelley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mazzola lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mazzola.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
Kelley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
Kelley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mazzola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Mazzola. Those never looked like landing.
Kelley clobbers Mazzola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mazzola moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Kelley misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Mazzola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mazzola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazzola doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kelley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mazzola's head.
Kelley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelley misses with a jab to the body
and Mazzola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Mazzola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mazzola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Mazzola wants to counter with a clinch but Kelley pushes him away.
Kelley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mazzola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Kelley fails to land with a series of punches.
#T2#
Mazzola misses with an uppercut. Kelley saw that one coming.
Mazzola takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazzola ducks right into an uppercut from Kelley.
A jab from Kelley misses.
Kelley throws a low kick but Mazzola moves out of range easily.
Mazzola throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelley.
A swing and a miss from Kelley.
Mazzola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelley. Kelley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mazzola throws out the jab.
Kelley throws a shot to the body.
Mazzola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelley.
Mazzola is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kelley with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kelley.#T3#
Mazzola needs to keep his hands up - Kelley had a free shot at his head there.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazzola.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazzola. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Kelley.
Mazzola misses the shot to the body.
Kelley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mazzola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mazzola is able to avoid easily.
Kelley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL2#
Mazzola instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mazzola.
Kelley misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelley.
#T4#
Kelley gets through Mazzola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Kelley lands a nice shot to the body.
Mazzola scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazzola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Mazzola.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Mazzola has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Mazzola.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Mazzola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley tries a body shot but Mazzola blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Mazzola fails to land.
Kelley tries to work over Mazzola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Mazzola.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kelley as Mazzola tries to tie him up.
Mazzola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Mazzola throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
Mazzola misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Kelley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelley misses with a wild body shot.
Mazzola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
Kelley takes a swing at Mazzola's ribcage but misses.
Mazzola is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mazzola blocks a jab.
Kelley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mazzola can do to turn this around?
A leg kick checked by Mazzola.
Kelley moves out of range as Mazzola strikes.
A leg kick checked by Mazzola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley throws a body punch but Mazzola moves out of range.
Kelley throws a head kick that Mazzola semi-blocks.
Kelley looks to land a right hand but Mazzola moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mazzola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mazzola moves in looking to clinch but Kelley pushes him off.
Mazzola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazzola. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mazzola in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kelley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mazzola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Mazzola throws a counter combo.
Kelley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Mazzola misses.
Mazzola misses with a straight right.
Kelley is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Liam Kelley is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Mazzola misses its intended target.
Mazzola takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mazzola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelley tries a low kick but Mazzola avoids it.
Kelley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
Kelley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mazzola.
Mazzola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Mazzola blocks the leg kick.
#T2#
Kelley stuns Mazzola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelley.
Mazzola misses with a low kick.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mazzola misses with an uppercut.
Mazzola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelley.
Mazzola appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kelley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley misses with a right hand
and Mazzola counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelley misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kelley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mazzola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mazzola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mazzola lands with an overhand left.
Kelley misses with a straight right.
Mazzola tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelley is wise to it.#T3#
Some bone on bone action there as Mazzola checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mazzola tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kelley looks for the body kick but Mazzola saw that one coming.
Mazzola throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mazzola slips under a jab.
Kelley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mazzola walks into a jab.
Kelley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mazzola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Mazzola misses.
As Mazzola backs away, Kelley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kelley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mazzola will feel that in the morning.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazzola.
Kelley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mazzola can pounce on him.
Mazzola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4#
Kelley throws an off balance right hand
and Mazzola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelley throws a head kick but Mazzola moves out of range.
Kelley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mazzola throws out a counter right but Kelley avoids it with no problem.
Mazzola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mazzola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mazzola throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley lands the left hand.
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!
Kelley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mazzola is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazzola takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kelley lands with an uppercut that bounces Mazzola off the cage and back into range.
Mazzola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mazzola slips under a jab from Kelley.
Mazzola looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
A big left from Mazzola misses.
Kelley connects with an inside leg kick.
Mazzola tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kelley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mazzola tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelley cracks Mazzola with an open hand slap.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Mazzola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mazzola doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mazzola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kelley lands with a straight right. Mazzola didn't see that one coming.
Mazzola looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelley is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Mazzola finds it's way through Kelley's defenses.
Mazzola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelley was well out of range. Poor timing from Mazzola.
A slow jab from Mazzola misses its intended target.
Kelley avoids the body shot from Mazzola.
Mazzola avoids the head kick by Kelley.
#T1#
Kelley needs to keep his hands up - Mazzola had a free shot at his head there.
Kelley misses with a straight left.
Mazzola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
Kelley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mazzola throws a big shot that misses.
Mazzola misses with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kelley - that will leave a mark!
Mazzola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kelley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kelley jabs Mazzola right on the nose. Mazzola blinks but takes it well.
Mazzola slips a straight right by Kelley.#T2#
Kelley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mazzola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mazzola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mazzola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Mazzola slips a straight right by Kelley.
Mazzola steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kelley.
Mazzola lands a head shot.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Liam Kelley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelley slips a jab from Mazzola.
Mazzola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Kelley is predictable there
and Mazzola counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kelley swings for the body but Mazzola moves out of range.
Mazzola swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelley counters with a nice body kick.
Kelley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mazzola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T3#
Kelley misses with a wild body shot.
Mazzola throws a front kick aimed at Kelley's knee but Kelley avoids it well.
Kelley connects with a body shot.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mazzola manages to avoid it.
Kelley moves out of range as Mazzola strikes.
Mazzola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelley lands with a good body shot.
Kelley misses with an uppercut. Mazzola saw that one coming.
Kelley connects with a jab.
Kelley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mazzola.
Mazzola tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laverne Mazzola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Kelley throws an off balance right hand
and Mazzola counters with a left to the body.
Mazzola has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
Mazzola throws a counter combo.
Kelley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazzola was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelley.
Mazzola misses with an uppercut. Kelley saw that one coming.
Kelley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mazzola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mazzola takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazzola with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelley to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Kelley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelley.
A cross from Mazzola lands.
Kelley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mazzola on the side of the head.
Mazzola walks into a left hand.
Kelley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mazzola. That did some damage!
Kelley cracks the inside of Mazzola's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Kelley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kelley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Kelley!
A very excited looking Liam Kelley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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KOFC 72 - Out vs Cheek 2
Date: Oct 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Kelley misses with a looping left.
Doolittle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Doolittle. That snapped Kelley's head back.
Doolittle seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kelley scores with a head kick.
Kelley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doolittle. Doolittle obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doolittle manages to avoid it.
Doolittle is looking to counter punch.
Kelley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doolittle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doolittle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doolittle throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.
Doolittle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelley throws a hook to the side of Doolittle's head but Doolittle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley throws a low kick but Doolittle moves out of range easily.
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!
Kelley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kelley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doolittle's sensitive parts. #T1#
Kelley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doolittle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelley throws out a counter right but Doolittle avoids it with no problem.
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doolittle.
Doolittle thumps Kelley with a low kick.
Kelley thows a leg kick but Doolittle checks it
and Doolittle counters with a body kick.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doolittle manages to avoid it.
Doolittle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelley.
Kelley slips a jab from Doolittle.
Doolittle defending well as Kelley loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Doolittle misses the target.
Doolittle throws a body punch but Kelley moves out of range.
Doolittle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Doolittle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelley.
#T2#
Doolittle staying out of range there.
Kelley digs a good body shot into Doolittle's ribs.
Kelley fakes the leg kick and cracks Doolittle in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley misses with a body shot
and Doolittle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kelley looks to throw a body kick
and Doolittle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doolittle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doolittle just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Kelley misses.
Doolittle lands a nice hook to Kelley's body. Kelley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doolittle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelley.
Kelley throws out a loose jab but Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Kelley.
Kelley throws a leg kick that misses.
Kelley is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kelley avoids the head kick by Doolittle.
#T3#
Kelley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doolittle.
Kelley misses with a right hand
and Doolittle counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doolittle.
Doolittle misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
Kelley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Doolittle slips under a jab from Kelley.
Kelley misses with a looping right.
Doolittle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Kelley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Doolittle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
Doolittle checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses.
Doolittle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Kelley misses. #T4#
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Doolittle slips the punch.
Doolittle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kelley throws a hook to the side of Doolittle's head but Doolittle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
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!
Kelley throws a leg kick but Doolittle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelley lunges at Doolittle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doolittle's hand.
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
Doolittle looks to land a combination but Kelley avoids it well.
Kelley throws a body punch but Doolittle moves out of range.
Doolittle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelley throws a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelley.
Nice defenses there by Doolittle.
Doolittle misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Kelley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kelley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley throws a head kick but Doolittle moves out of range.
Doolittle blocks a jab.
Kelley misses with a right hand
and Doolittle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doolittle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doolittle ducks right into an uppercut from Kelley.
A big right from Kelley misses.
Doolittle throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelley throws a leg kick which misses Doolittle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doolittle tries to avoid it.
Kelley misses with a lunging right hand
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
Doolittle is looking to wear down Kelley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley takes a swing at Doolittle's ribcage but misses.
Kelley misses with a lunging right hand
and Doolittle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doolittle thuds a left hand into Kelley's body.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doolittle moves away.#T1#
Kelley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelley misses with a hook
and Doolittle counters with a good low kick that Kelley was not able to check.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Kelley looks to land a right hand but Doolittle moved out of range.
Doolittle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kelley's hands.
Kelley avoids the body shot from Doolittle.
Kelley thows a leg kick but Doolittle checks it
letting Doolittle counter with a right hand.
Doolittle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liam Kelley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelley misses with a left hand
and Doolittle counters with a leg kick.
Kelley tries to work over Doolittle's front leg with a kick but Doolittle checks it.
Doolittle checks a leg kick nicely.
Doolittle is looking to land body kicks.
Doolittle lunges at Kelley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kelley's hand.
Doolittle misses with a looping right.
Kelley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2#
Kelley tries a low kick but Doolittle avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Doolittle misses its target.
Kelley jabs Doolittle right on the nose. Doolittle blinks but takes it well.
Doolittle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Kelley.
Kelley slips a jab from Doolittle.
Kelley lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Doolittle finds it's way through Kelley's defenses.
Kelley connects with an inside leg kick.
Doolittle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doolittle moves away.
Kelley throws a body shot but no joy.
Doolittle slips a jab from Kelley.
Doolittle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Doolittle throws a big shot that misses.
Doolittle moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Doolittle blocks a leg kick.
Doolittle tests Kelley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from Doolittle finds it's target.
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Doolittle ducks down to avoid it.
Doolittle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Doolittle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kelley cracks the inside of Doolittle's front leg.
Doolittle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kelley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doolittle.
Kelley feints a counter leg kick.
Doolittle misses with a body kick.
Doolittle just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doolittle moves away.
Doolittle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelley keeps Doolittle at a distance using the push kick. #T4#
Doolittle slips a jab from Kelley.
Kelley lands a jab to Doolittle's midsection.
Kelley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doolittle's sensitive parts.
Kelley swings for the body but Doolittle moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Doolittle misses the target.
Kelley is looking to score with low kicks.
Doolittle cracks the inside of Kelley's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley throws a jab when Doolittle was well out of range.
Doolittle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Kelley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelley scores with a head kick.
Doolittle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doolittle with a body shot.
Kelley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Doolittle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 Doctor Doolittle will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Doolittle looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelley is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelley misses the target.
Kelley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doolittle.
Doolittle misses with the body kick
and Kelley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kelley misses with a hook.
Doolittle misses with a body shot.
Doolittle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelley follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A jab from Kelley finds it's way through Doolittle's defenses.
Kelley misses with a hook
and Doolittle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Doolittle.
Doolittle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doolittle sizes up Kelley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doolittle avoids the head kick by Kelley.
#T1#
Doolittle lands a head shot.
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Doolittle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doolittle throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Doolittle to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Doolittle as he connects with a hook.#ROC#
Kelley is rocked!
Doolittle throws a leg kick which misses Kelley's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelley tries to avoid it.
Kelley is still on wobbly legs! Can Doolittle finish him?
Kelley throws a series of punches but Doolittle moves out of range.
Doolittle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Doolittle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Doolittle tenderised Kelley's leg. Kelley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelley wants to stay close but Doolittle steps back to make room for something. Kelley seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Doolittle and Kelley drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Doctor Doolittle!
Doctor Doolittle retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Doctor Doolittle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Liam Kelley stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Event:
AD489: Ethereal stroke again
Date: Oct 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Belfort slips a jab from Kelley.
Belfort looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belfort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelley tries to land a front kick but Belfort steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kelley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelley.
A little feinted left hand from Belfort on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Belfort swings for the body but Kelley moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Belfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelley jabs Belfort right on the nose. Belfort blinks but takes it well.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley throws a right hand that misses
and Belfort counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelley throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Belfort was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kelley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kelley throws a leg kick that misses.
Kelley punishes Belfort's body with a nice straight punch.
Belfort misses with a leg kick
and Kelley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Belfort's knee momentarily.
Kelley's coach down at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kelley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice shot by Belfort.#T1#
Belfort avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belfort throws a chopping leg kick but Kelley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belfort checks a leg kick.
Kelley misses with a low kick as Belfort jumps back.
Kelley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belfort on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Belfort misses with a looping left.
Belfort checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belfort throws a leg kick but Kelley checks it.
Belfort takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Belfort misses
and Kelley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kelley - that will leave a mark!
A shot to the body from Belfort misses
and Kelley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belfort misses with a leg kick
and Kelley counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
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!
Kelley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelley.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses.
Kelley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kelley connects with a jab.
Belfort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Belfort scores with a nice right hand.
Belfort checks a low kick from Kelley.
Belfort throws the kick towards the body but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley blocks the body kick.
Kelley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Belfort checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelley connects with a leg kick. Belfort looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelley misses the target.
Belfort throws a counter high kick but Kelley was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kelley is looking to slow Belfort down with leg kicks.
Belfort bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belfort throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelley.#T3#
Kelley throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelley is out of range.
Kelley lands a nice shot that snaps Belfort's head back.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Kelley.
Belfort thuds his right hand into Kelley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belfort is looking to score with low kicks.
Belfort slips a straight right by Kelley.
Belfort thows a leg kick but Kelley checks it
and Kelley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Belfort misses with a low kick.
Belfort doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belfort keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelley.
Kelley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belfort. That did some damage!
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
A big left from Kelley misses.
Belfort is looking to counter the offense by Kelley and move into the clinch.
Belfort wants to slow Kelley down by chopping away at his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Belfort coming out on top.
Kelley swings widly with a right hand
and Belfort makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kelley misses with a lunging right hand
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belfort moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Belfort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses.
Kelley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belfort. That did some damage!
Belfort ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belfort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belfort at a distance.
Kelley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Belfort tests Kelley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Belfort might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kelley blocks a leg kick.
Kelley is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Kelley.
Belfort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelley.
Good exchange - Kelley coming out on top.
A jab from Belfort misses.
Belfort throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belfort takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liam Kelley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belfort's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Kelley blocks the low kick.
Kelley lands a jab.#T1#
Kelley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belfort swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Belfort moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelley.
Kelley throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
Kelley blocks a head kick by Belfort.
Kelley blocks a low kick nicely.
Kelley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belfort gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kelley lands a jab.
Belfort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Kelley avoids a kick to the body.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Kelley circles away.
Belfort is looking to land body kicks.
Kelley throws a low kick but Belfort avoids it.#T2#
Kelley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belfort looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belfort.
Kelley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belfort.
Kelley checks a leg kick.
Kelley tries a quick counter leg kick but Belfort is wise to it.
Kelley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelley, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort avoids the body shot from Kelley.
Belfort misses the jab.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Belfort.
Kelley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kelley with a hook.
Belfort defending well as Kelley loads up on a big left hand.
Belfort was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Belfort slips the punch.#T3#
Belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelley works Belfort's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belfort. That's going to slow Kelley down.
Belfort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelley.
Belfort throws a low kick but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Belfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelley jabs Belfort to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belfort throws a body kick that misses.
Kelley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belfort.
Kelley throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
Belfort connects with a leg kick. Kelley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelley misses with a straight right.
Belfort throwing a counter right hand but Kelley manages to avoid it.#T4#
Kelley is looking to land body kicks.
Kelley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belfort.
Kelley misses with a leg kick.
Kelley lands 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!
Belfort connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Belfort is just out of range.
Belfort looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kelley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belfort counters with a left to the body.
Belfort lands with a shot to the body.
Belfort throws a sloppy body shot
and Kelley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belfort scores with a nice right hand.
Kelley scores with a nice head shot.
Kelley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelley tries to work over Belfort's front leg with a kick but Belfort checks it.
It looked like Belfort wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belfort misses the shot to the body.
Kelley slips a jab from Belfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liam Kelley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Belfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelley.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Belfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelley.
Kelley jabs Belfort right on the nose. Belfort blinks but takes it well.
Kelley lands a leg kick that knocks Belfort off balance momentarily.
Kelley thuds his right hand into Belfort's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belfort misses with a body kick.
Kelley cracks a nice hook into Belfort's ribs.
Belfort 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley lands a jab.
Belfort is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belfort ducks right into an uppercut from Kelley.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelley throws a counter combo.
Belfort takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T1#
A right-left combo lands from Belfort.
Belfort takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Belfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belfort's head backwards.
Belfort just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Kelley both land. Nice combination.
Belfort swings for the body but Kelley moves out of range.
Kelley moves out of range as Belfort throws a body kick.
Kelley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses.
Belfort looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Belfort misses with a hook.
Jordan Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kelley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kelley.
Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Kelley throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
Kelley fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelley scores with a punch to the head.
Liam Kelley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kelley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Belfort wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belfort takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kelley lands a nice shot that snaps Belfort's head back.
Kelley moves out of range as Belfort throws a body kick.
Kelley misses with an uppercut. Belfort saw that one coming.
Belfort throws a lazy right hand but Kelley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Belfort misses its intended target.
Belfort throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.#T3#
Kelley with a nice cross.#CL#
Belfort gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Belfort lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort working aggressively here.
#T4#
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Belfort.
Belfort lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Belfort.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Belfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Kelley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kelley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
AD483: Yokoso Japan
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Kelley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reijonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelley was well out of range. Poor timing from Reijonen.
Reijonen fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Kelley clinches with his opponent.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Kelley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reijonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reijonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Kelley.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reijonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelley tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Reijonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Reijonen.
Kelley lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Kelley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
Reijonen tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Reijonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Reijonen lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelley tries to work over Reijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
Kelley working aggressively here.
#T2#
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Reijonen lands a shoulder strike.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reijonen.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
Reijonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reijonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
Reijonen tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Reijonen.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Kelley working aggressively here.
#T3#
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Reijonen.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Kelley controls the action.
Reijonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Reijonen lands with a right to the head.
Kelley is leaning against Reijonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Kelley manages to break the clinch.
Reijonen blocks a head kick by Kelley.
#CL#
Kelley clinches up with Reijonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Reijonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4#
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley wants to stall.
Kelley is working Reijonen over against the cage.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Reijonen lands a right hand.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Reijonen lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Skreba Reijonen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
The crowd cheers as Kelley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reijonen doesn't seem phased though.
Kelley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Reijonen tries to get set, Kelley tries to push him back and clinch up but Reijonen manages to avoid the attempt.
Reijonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelley swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Kelley gets a clinch.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reijonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reijonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
Kelley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow. #T1#
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
A short right from Reijonen.
Kelley lands a left hand.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen is leaning against Kelley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
Kelley digs a right hand underneath Reijonen's ribcage. Reijonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Kelley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
Kelley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Skreba Reijonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Reijonen.
#T2#
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelley tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Kelley cracks Reijonen with a nice body shot.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Kelley tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kelleys head.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley is leaning against Reijonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
A short right from Kelley on the inside.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Reijonen working aggressively here.
Reijonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T3#
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Reijonen.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Kelley.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Kelley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Kelley.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reijonen lands a left hand.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Reijonen controls the action.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen takes a shot to the head.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reijonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Kelley.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley scores with a shot to the side of Reijonen's head.
A body shot lands from Kelley.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Reijonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Kelley scores with a nice strike.
Reijonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reijonen thuds his right hand into Kelley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reijonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reijonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelley lands a nice shot that snaps Reijonen's head back.
Kelley throws a body punch but Reijonen moves out of range.
Reijonen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kelley.
Reijonen misses with a straight left.
Reijonen swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reijonen tries to clinch but Kelley moves away
and Kelley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reijonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Reijonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley gets through Reijonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Reijonen.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
Reijonen lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Reijonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
Kelley tries to work over Reijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reijonen lands a nice uppercut.
Reijonen blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Reijonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen pushes Kelley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Reijonen scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Reijonen scores with a hook to the body.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kelley.
A short left from Kelley. #T4#
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley tries to work over Reijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reijonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelley tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Reijonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Kelley.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Skreba Reijonen.
I think Reijonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skreba Reijonen!
Skreba Reijonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Liam Kelley was interviewed post fight and said 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Event:
AD477: Keep Going
Date: Aug 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice shot by Söderlund.
Söderlund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Söderlund walks into a left hand.
Kelley misses with a lunging right hand
and Söderlund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Söderlund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Söderlund misses with a hook.
It looked like Kelley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Söderlund cracks Kelley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Söderlund lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelley at a distance.
Kelley misses with a straight right.
Kelley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Söderlund.
Good work by Kelley as he checks the leg kick.
As Söderlund backs away, Kelley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kelley avoids the body shot from Söderlund.
Kelley throws out a loose jab but Söderlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley moves out of range of the body kick from Söderlund.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Söderlund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Söderlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Kelley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelley connects with a nice looking jab.
#T1#
Good leg kick by Kelley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Söderlund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Kelley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Söderlund takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelley scores with a nice strike.
Söderlund misses with a body shot.
Kelley misses with a hook.
Söderlund misses the shot to the body.
Kelley connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Söderlund counters with a body kick.
Kelley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Söderlund throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Söderlund.
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Söderlund ducks down to avoid it.
Kelley misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Söderlund.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch but Söderlund swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelley thumps Söderlund with a low kick.#T2#
Kelley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab from Söderlund.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelley.
Kelley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kelley tries to clinch there but Söderlund circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelley misses the target.
It seemed like Söderlund was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Söderlund delivers a nice body kick.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Söderlund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelley.
Nice straight punches there by Kelley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelley.
Kelley scores with a decent looking hook.
Kelley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Söderlund throws an overhand right that lands on Kelley's shoulder, as Kelley tries to avoid the shot.
Söderlund lands a lovely overhand right.
Söderlund avoids the body shot from Kelley.
Kelley avoids the head kick by Söderlund.
#T3#
Kelley slips a straight right by Söderlund.
Söderlund misses with a low kick.
Söderlund swings for the body but Kelley moves out of range.
Kelley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Söderlund.
Kelley throws a nice head kick!
Kelley scoring well with a low kick there.
Söderlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Söderlund takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
Söderlund is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kelley with a body shot.
Söderlund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kelley thumps Söderlund with a low kick.
Kelley slips under a jab.
Söderlund just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley blocks a jab.
Kelley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Söderlund.
Söderlund needs to keep his hands up - Kelley had a free shot at his head there.
Söderlund cracks Kelley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelley looks to throw a body kick
and Söderlund counters with a nice uppercut.
Söderlund tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
Kelley drives through and clinches with Söderlund against the cage.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Söderlund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelley scores with a shoulder strike.
Söderlund lands a nice shot to the body.
Söderlund tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Söderlund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
Söderlund tries to circle away but Kelley has him pinned against the cage.
Söderlund has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Kelley lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Söderlund doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Söderlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Söderlund.
Kelley lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Söderlund looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelley is just out of range.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Söderlund manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kelley. That snapped Söderlund's head back.
Kelley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Söderlund.
Söderlund throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Söderlund's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Kelley.
Kelley lands a really nice looking cross but Söderlund seems unphased.
A punch combination from Söderlund misses.
Söderlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelley.
Söderlund pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Söderlund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Söderlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley avoids the body shot from Söderlund.
Kelley moves away from the strike by Söderlund.
Söderlund connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Söderlund.
Kelley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Söderlund manages to circle out of the way.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Söderlund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelley was well out of range. Poor timing from Söderlund.
Söderlund scores with a nice body kick.
#CL#
Kelley closes the distance and clinches.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Kelley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Söderlund misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
Söderlund just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKelley.
Kelley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Söderlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Kelley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kelley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Söderlund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelley checks a leg kick.
Kelley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Söderlund slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Söderlund misses its intended target.
Söderlund throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kelley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Söderlund.
A jab from Kelley does it's job there.#T2#
Kelley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Söderlund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Söderlund appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelley throws the left hand but Söderlund avoids the punch easily.
Kelley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Söderlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Söderlund misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kelley counter with a right hand.
Kelley throws out a leg kick but Söderlund moves out of range and Kelley only half commits.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Söderlund misses with a low kick.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Söderlund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Söderlund throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelley throws a jab when Söderlund was well out of range.
Söderlund tries to work over Kelley's front leg with a kick but Kelley checks it.
Söderlund lunges at Kelley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kelley's hand.
Söderlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelley.
Kelley tests Söderlund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Söderlund misses with a leg kick.
Kelley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelley lands an overhand right.
Liam Kelley is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Kelley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley throws the kick towards the body but Söderlund avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelley.
A low kick from Kelley misses
and Söderlund counters with a left to the body.
Söderlund finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Söderlund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Söderlund.
Söderlund walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kelley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Söderlund eats them both and turns towards Kelley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kelley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Söderlund was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelley.
Söderlund let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Söderlund throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelley.
Kelley slips a straight right by Söderlund.
Söderlund takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Söderlund missing with a left hand there. Kelley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Söderlund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Söderlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Söderlund jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Söderlund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelley lands with a hook. Söderlund tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Söderlund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Söderlund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Söderlund swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Söderlund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Söderlund paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Söderlund lands with a cross.
Kelley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelley wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Söderlund.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Söderlund.
Söderlund keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Söderlund swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Söderlund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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 Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Söderlund looks to land a body kick but Kelley moved away.
Kelley cracks Söderlund with a right hand to the side of the head.
Söderlund lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelley's sensitive parts.
Söderlund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelley counters with a leg kick.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Söderlund was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Söderlund throws a leg kick but Kelley checks it.
Söderlund bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kelley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Söderlund! But no joy.
Söderlund looks to land a left hand but Kelley moved out of range nicely.
Kelley misses with a looping left.
Söderlund misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Kelley darts in and clinches Söderlund up against the cage.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Söderlund working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Söderlund fails to land.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Söderlund. #T1#
Kelley tries a body shot but Söderlund blocks it.
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Söderlund backwards.
Kelley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Söderlund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Söderlund.
Söderlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
Kelley pushes Söderlund back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Söderlund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Söderlund backwards.
Kelley gets through Söderlund's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Söderlund controls the action.
Söderlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Söderlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Mats Söderlund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Söderlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley gets through Söderlund's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Söderlund backwards.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Söderlund controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelley.
Liam Kelley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Söderlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Söderlund.
Good body shot from Söderlund.
Söderlund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
Söderlund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Söderlund misses with the head strike.
Söderlund has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Söderlund. #T3#
Kelley keeps control of Söderlund as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Söderlund doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Söderlund tries to throw a body punch but Kelley avoids it by throwing Söderlund back against the cage.
Söderlund blocks an uppercut.
Kelley pushes Söderlund back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Söderlund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
Söderlund doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley scores with a shot to the side of Söderlund's head.
Kelley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Kelley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Söderlund working aggressively here.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Söderlund misses with a punch on the inside.
Söderlund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Söderlund lands an uppercut.
Söderlund can't find room to land a body shot as Kelley controls the action.
Söderlund misses with a punch to the body.
Söderlund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Söderlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liam Kelley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Söderlund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Söderlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Söderlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Kelley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Kelley!
After winning the bout, Liam Kelley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
AD470: Kelley vs Diaz
Date: Aug 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Kelley moves out of range as Diaz throws a body kick.
Kelley misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
A little feinted left hand from Kelley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelley.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Kelley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz is working Kelley over against the cage.
Kelley pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
#T1#
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz digs a right hand into Kelley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelley's gas tank.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Diaz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelley is breathing heavily.
Kelley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Kelley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelley is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Diaz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
Kelley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelley takes a shot to the head.
Diaz gets through Kelley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Kelley tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kelleys head.
Kelley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T4#
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Diaz pushes Kelley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Kelley's head.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Kelley's head. #ROC2#
Kelley is rocked!#BC2#
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley blocks a jab.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjen Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Kelley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz 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.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Kelley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley throws a low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
Kelley seems to have got his legs back now.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Kelley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diaz.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelley.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
A swing and a miss from Kelley.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Kelley avoids it with no problem.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Diaz tries to work over Kelley's front leg with a kick but Kelley checks it.
Kelley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Kelley moves out of range easily.
Kelley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Kelley throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Kelley avoids it with no problem.
Kelley slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kelley looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Kelley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Kelley had a free shot at his head there.#CL#
Kelley has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
#T2#
Diaz misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Diaz. #BC2#
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Arjen Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelley swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Diaz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kelley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
Diaz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Kelley with a nice cross.
Kelley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T3#
Kelley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
A quick step to the side and Kelley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Kelley rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Kelley tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Arjen Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelley backwards. #T4#
Kelley misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz cracks Kelley with a nice body shot.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
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!
Diaz lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Kelley's ribcage. Kelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjen Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Diaz circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Kelley tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Diaz wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arjen Diaz!
After winning the bout, Arjen Diaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Liam Kelley spoke after the fight, saying 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Event:
AD462: Montreal Chinatown
Date: Jul 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Prime swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelley.
Prime wants to counter the offense by Kelley and move into the clinch position.
Kelley throws a shot from downtown. Prime moves away and avoids it.
Kelley swings for the body but Prime moves out of range.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prime misses with a wild combination.
Prime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prime throws a looping overhand right but Kelley ducks down to avoid it.
Prime misses with a straight right.
Prime rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Prime tries to keep at a distance but Kelley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Prime can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelley.
Nice body punch from Kelley.
Prime is looking to control Kelley's arms but Kelley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prime has his back to the cage.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelley gets underhooks to prevent Prime's takedown attempt.
Prime throws an elbow but it misses.
#T1#
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Prime.
Kelley lands with a short shot to the head.
Prime content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC2#
Prime breaks from the clinch.
Kelley lands with a shot to the body.
Kelley thuds a left hand into Prime's body.
Prime misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Optimus Prime has been cut.
Kelley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prime.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prime!
Prime throws a head kick that misses.
Kelley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Prime closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prime is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelley.
Prime swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Prime cracks Kelley with an open hand slap.
Prime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley is looking to wear down Prime with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Prime throws the left hand but Kelley avoids the punch easily.
Kelley 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.
#KD2#
Prime lands a big head kick that sends Kelley tumbling to the mat! Prime takes a step backwards and waves Kelley back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Kelley is rocked!
Prime's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kelley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prime scrambles back to his feet.
Prime ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Prime throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelley throws a wild body kick that Prime sees coming a mile off.
Prime takes a swing at Kelley's ribcage but misses.
Prime lands a jab.
Prime with a jab.
Oh Kelley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prime misses with an uppercut
and Kelley counters with a left and a right that stings Prime.
Kelley seems to have got his legs back now.
Prime takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prime throws a right hand that misses
and Kelley counters with a nice body kick. #T3#
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Kelley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prime.
Kelley lands a jab to Prime's midsection.
Kelley defending well as Prime loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Kelley.
A punch lands to the side of Prime 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Prime throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelley counters with a nice kick to the body.
Prime looks winded!
Kelley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prime looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prime throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#KD#
Kelley lands a big right hand that sends Prime crashing to the mat! Kelley stays standing though and waves Prime back to his feet!#ROC#
Prime is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Kelley darts in and clinches Prime up against the cage.
Prime is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelley finish him?#BC#
Kelley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prime looks to land a right hand but Kelley moved out of range.
Kelley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prime seems to have recovered his senses.
Prime ducks right into an uppercut from Kelley.
Kelley cracks Prime with a hook to the temple - Prime is on wobbly legs here! Kelley swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Prime falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kelley wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
AD455: Combat epidemic
Date: Jun 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Mason throws a series of punches but Kelley avoids them all with ease.
Mason has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kelley is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mason defending well as Kelley loads up on a big left hand.
Mason scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Liam Kelley has been cut.
Kelley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kelley misses with a telegraphed body shot
#CL2#
and Mason moves into the clinch.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Mason digs a right hand underneath Kelley's ribcage. Kelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelley working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Kelley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Mason backwards. #T1#
Kelley misses with some punches.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Mason prevents a body shot from Kelley.
Kelley lands an uppercut.
Mason scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Mason stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mason.
Kelley scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Kelley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mason misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Kelley misses with some punches.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Mason.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelley gets through Mason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mason.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason effectively controlling the action here.
Mason lands a body shot.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
Kelley misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
#T3#
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley cracks Mason with a nice body shot.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason lands a right hand.
A short right from Kelley on the inside.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
Mason blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Kelley lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Mason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Mason on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T4#
Good body shot from Kelley.
A short right from Kelley on the inside.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Mason.
Kelley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Mason blocks a body shot from Kelley.
A short left from Mason.
Kelley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mason.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
Kelley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Mason.
Mason working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zane Mason will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liam Kelley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Mason misses the jab.
Kelley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelley is looking to slow Mason down with leg kicks.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Mason slips under a jab from Kelley.
Mason thinks about the counter body kick.#CL2#
Mason clinches.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
Mason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Kelley on the inside.
Liam Kelley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason working aggressively here.
Kelley lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Kelley.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason. #T1#
Mason prevents a body shot from Kelley.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Kelley controls the action.
Mason cracks Kelley with a nice body shot.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Mason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Mason.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
Mason blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Kelley takes a shot to the head.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Kelley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
Mason lands with a light punch inside.
Kelley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
Mason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelley.
Mason tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Mason.
Mason tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
Mason blocking some punches.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Kelley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mason.#T3#
A right handed body shot lands from Mason.
Mason working aggressively here.
Kelley tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Mason.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Mason scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Mason.
Mason digs a right hand into Kelley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelley's gas tank.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Mason.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason pushes Kelley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Still in the clinch, Mason scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masons head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mason lands a shoulder strike.
Kelley tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Mason.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Mason.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley lands a right hand.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Mason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Mason is leaning against Kelley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelley takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Mason jabs at Kelley's body.
Mason jabs Kelley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kelley misses the jab.
Mason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#ROC2#
Kelley is rocked!
That kick from Kelley tenderised Mason's leg. Mason is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelley was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Kelley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Kelley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelley slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Kelley seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelley throws a leg kick but Mason moved away.
Kelley scores with a hook to the body. Mason takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
Mason keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zane Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kelley on the side of the head.
Mason lands a leg kick that knocks Kelley off balance momentarily.
Kelley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kelley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mason backs up against the cage.
Kelley connects with the punch.
Mason scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kelley throws out a powerful jab.
Mason checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kelley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Mason slams his shin into Kelley's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelley misses the target.
Mason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T2#
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
A big right from Kelley misses.
Mason looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Kelley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kelley misses the jab.
Kelley throws a leg kick which misses Mason's front leg but catches the back leg as Mason tries to avoid it.
Mason avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Kelley finds it's target.
Kelley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelley misses with a wild body shot.
Mason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Mason misses with a body shot.
Kelley looks for the body kick but Mason saw that one coming.
Mason lands with a good body shot.
Kelley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mason tests Kelley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelley walks straight into a right hand from Mason - that's dropped him! Mason jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kelley from any more punishment! Kelley complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zane Mason!
Zane Mason is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Zane Mason made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Liam Kelley spoke after the fight, saying 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Event:
AD448: Bli med meg!
Date: May 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Kelley throws a head kick but Jergensen moves out of range.
Jergensen tries to counter with a clinch but Kelley shakes him off and moves away.
Jergensen thuds his right hand into Kelley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jergensen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jergensen throws out a powerful jab.
Kelley moves forwards but Jergensen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Jergensen. Those never looked like landing.
We've been informed that Jergensen 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.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jergensen moves away.
Kelley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#TD2#
Jergensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jergensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jergensen postures up in Kelley's guard and throws a big left but Kelley blocks it.
Jergensen is stalling in the full guard.
Jergensen advances to half guard. #T1#
Jergensen stalling away here and it's allowed Kelley to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jergensen postures up in Kelley's guard and throws a big left but Kelley blocks it.
Jergensen throws a strike but Kelley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Kelley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jergensen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jergensen controls Kelley momentarily but Kelley frees himself.
Jergensen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#T2#
Jergensen controls Kelley momentarily but Kelley frees himself.
Jergensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jergensen wants to control the position but Kelley says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #T3#
Kelley is thwarting Jergensen's attempts to control the position.
Jergensen is trying to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A combination from Jergensen does no damage.
Nice straight punches there by Kelley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelley.
Nice uppercut lands for Jergensen. That snapped Kelley's head back.
Kelley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kelley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jergensen looks to land a right hand but Kelley moved out of range.
Kelley lands a right hook to the body.
#T4#
Left hook, right uppercut from Jergensen.
Jergensen misses with an uppercut.
Kelley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Jergensen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Jergensen throws a strike but Kelley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Kelley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jergensen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jergensen pulls Kelley in to control the position.
Jergensen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Jergensen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Kelley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jergensen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kelley.
Kelley throws a low kick, looking for Jergensen's leg but Jergensen calmly moves out of range.
Sven Jergensen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jergensen blocks a head kick by Kelley.
Kelley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jergensen.
Kelley throws a hook but Jergensen blocks it.
Jergensen lands a jab to Kelley's midsection.
Good exchange - Kelley coming out on top.
Jergensen is looking to clinch.
Kelley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kelley throws a body punch but Jergensen moves out of range. #CL2#
Jergensen rushes Kelley and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jergensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jergensen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kelley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jergensen tries to throw a body punch but Kelley avoids it by throwing Jergensen back against the cage. #T1#
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Jergensen.
A right hook to the body lands for Jergensen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jergensen.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Jergensen digs a right hand underneath Kelley's ribcage. Kelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jergensen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jergensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jergensen.
A short left from Jergensen.
Jergensen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jergensen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jergensen backwards.
Jergensen misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sven Jergensen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jergensen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Jergensen.
Jergensen prevents a body shot from Kelley.
Jergensen blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelley.
Jergensen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow. #T2#
Jergensen misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Jergensen backwards.
Nice body punch from Kelley.
Kelley digs a right hand underneath Jergensen's ribcage. Jergensen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jergensen is breathing heavily.
Jergensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley being controlled against the cage.
Jergensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kelley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jergensen backwards.
Kelley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelley.
Kelley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley lands a left hand.
Kelley is pressed up against the cage. Jergensen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kelley down to the mat. Kelley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jergensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jergensen just manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Jergensen shoots in and gets a takedown into Kelley's guard.#T3#
Jergensen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelley seems keen to control Jergensen's posture.
Kelley keeping moving, preventing Jergensen from controlling successfully.
Jergensen wants to pass the guard but Kelley is keeping the position.
Kelley pulls Jergensen in close to prevent any damage.
Jergensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jergensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Jergensen misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Jergensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jergensen looks to land a left hand but Kelley moved out of range nicely.
Jergensen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jergensen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Kelley misses.
Sven Jergensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Kelley. No joy for Jergensen on that attempt.
Liam Kelley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Jergensen.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Jergensen rushes Kelley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jergensen blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Jergensen lands with a right hand.
Jergensen ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Jergensen looks to throw the jab but Kelley is out of range.
Jergensen lands a nice hook to Kelley's body. Kelley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jergensen throws the left hand but Kelley avoids the punch easily.
Kelley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kelley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jergensen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jergensen lands a jab to Kelley's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Jergensen misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Jergensen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Jergensen moves nicely into side control.
Jergensen wants to control but Kelley is keeping him busy.
Jergensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Kelley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kelley trying to hold on to Jergensen's head to control him but Jergensen postures up.
Kelley is trying to get back to full guard.
Kelley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jergensen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kelley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jergensen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kelley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jergensen with the ground and pound but Kelley uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jergensen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jergensen wants to control from the top but Kelley keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jergensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kelley keeping full guard, as Jergensen tries to pass.
Kelley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Jergensen landing with the ground and pound.
Jergensen throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jergensen takes a swing at Kelley's ribcage but misses.
Kelley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelley misses with a straight right.
Kelley cracks the inside of Jergensen's front leg.
Jergensen lands a head shot.
Kelley throws a solid leg kick but Jergensen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelley.
Jergensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jergensen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kelley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kelley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T4#
A combination from Jergensen does no damage.
Jergensen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kelley defends well and Jergensen ends up having to push Kelley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jergensen closes the distance but Kelley moves to the side
and Kelley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jergensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jergensen ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Jergensen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jergensen throws an overhand right that lands on Kelley's shoulder, as Kelley tries to avoid the shot.
Jergensen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jergensen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Jergensen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jergensen lands the left hand.
Kelley misses with a looping left.
Jergensen slips a jab from Kelley.
Jergensen digs a good body shot into Kelley's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Jergensen really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4##TD2#
Jergensen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kelley quickly recovers to half guard.
Jergensen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kelley!
Jergensen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Jergensen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jergensen controlling the pace for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jergensen trying to control but Kelley is having none of it. #T1#
Jergensen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jergensen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns Kelley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jergensen with good strikes from the mount here!
Jergensen trying to control but Kelley is having none of it.
Jergensen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sven Jergensen has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
Kelley tries to lock up and control but Jergensen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jergensen misses with a head shot.
Jergensen landing strikes from the mount.
Jergensen looking to finish with strikes here!
Jergensen throws a strike there. Kelley manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Kelley is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jergensen not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Jergensen thows a huge punch but Kelley dodges it nicely.
Jergensen wants to take a breather but Kelley is having none of it.
Jergensen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jergensen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelley is not content to let Jergensen control the position.
Jergensen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jergensen throwing shots but Kelley is blocking nicely.
Jergensen stalling away here and it's allowed Kelley to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jergensen wants to control from the top but Kelley keeps moving.
Kelley keeping full guard, as Jergensen tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kelley staying out of range there.
Jergensen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jergensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jergensen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley throws out a loose jab but Jergensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jergensen connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Jergensen dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Jergensen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jergensen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jergensen throws a shot from downtown. Kelley moves away and avoids it.
Jergensen misses with a body shot.
Kelley throws a leg kick but Jergensen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jergensen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Jergensen ducks down to avoid it.
Jergensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelley.
Jergensen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jergensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelley.
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Jergensen ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Jergensen rushes Kelley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Jergensen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Jergensen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kelleys head.
Jergensen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Jergensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jergensen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jergensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelley controls his hands.
Kelley cracks Jergensen with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kelley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelley presses Jergensen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jergensen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Jergensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jergensen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jergensen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jergensen misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Jergensen backwards.
Liam Kelley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sven Jergensen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Kelley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelley scores with a shoulder strike.
Jergensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelley controls his hands.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Jergensen avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jergensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jergensen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jergensen can't get the takedown.
#T3#
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jergensen trying to stall but Kelley improves his position.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Jergensen.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley stops a takedown attempt from Jergensen.
Kelley misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley tries a body shot but Jergensen blocks it.
Kelley lands a left hand.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Jergensen controls his hands.
Jergensen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards. #T4#
Kelley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Jergensen.
Kelley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jergensen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jergensen scores with a shot to the side of Kelley's head.
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!
Jergensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Jergensen misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Jergensen lands a shoulder strike.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Jergensen.
Jergensen prevents a body shot from Kelley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jergensen.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liam Kelley.
I think Jergensen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Jergensen!
In his post fight interview, Sven Jergensen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Liam Kelley had this to say: 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Event:
AD441: Sakura
Date: Apr 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King wants to counter the offense by Kelley and move into the clinch position.
Kelley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Kelley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King sizes up Kelley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kelley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelley scores with a nice right hand.
King moves away from the strike by Kelley.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from King.
Kelley scores with a jab to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Calvin King has been cut.
Kelley throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelley.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T1#
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King connects with a crisp jab.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley throws out a powerful jab.
Kelley misses with a hook.
Kelley defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King throws a leg kick but Kelley moved away.
Kelley misses with a right hand
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
King checks a low kick from Kelley.
An inside leg kick from Kelley misses.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelley doesn't seem phased though.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelley throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
Kelley wants to slow King down by chopping away at his legs. #T2#
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelley doesn't seem phased though.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelley with a hook.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Kelley misses with a low kick as King jumps back.
A shot to the body from Kelley misses
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from King lands.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley misses with a hook
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A low kick from Kelley misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelley slips under a jab from King.
King misses the shot to the body.
Kelley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
King blocks a jab.
Kelley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelley misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a leg kick but Kelley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kelley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
Kelley throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
A leg kick checked by Kelley.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
A jab from King misses.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
King misses with a hook.
Kelley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T4#
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelley. Kelley obviously looking to wear him down.
King looks to land a body kick but Kelley moved away.
Kelley misses with a wild body shot.
Kelley misses the jab.
Kelley takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley tries a head kick but it misses.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King blocks a jab.
King is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kelley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
Kelley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kelley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kelley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Kelley throws a solid leg kick but King takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelley.
Kelley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kelley misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelley misses with a wild body shot.
King finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelley throws a body shot but no joy.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King scores with the left hand. Kelley knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelley misses with a hook.
King lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
King cracks Kelley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelley throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Kelley misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick from King.
King throws the left hand but Kelley avoids the punch easily.
That kick from King tenderised Kelley's leg. Kelley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liam Kelley is winning the standup battle so far.
King throws a hook but Kelley blocks it.
Kelley walks forward, straight into a front kick from King.
Kelley lands a body shot.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelley connects with a body shot.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Kelley moves out of range easily.
Kelley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T2#
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King scores with a nice strike.
Kelley lands a lovely overhand right.
King misses with a double jab.
Kelley is looking to chop away at King's legs.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kelley misses with a hook
and King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
Kelley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Kelley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelley takes one to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Kelley.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Kelley throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
King scores with a decent looking hook.
Kelley connects with a high kick.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Kelley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kelley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King is looking to land body kicks.
A jab lands there for Kelley.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelley is just out of range.
Kelley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kelley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelley misses with an uppercut
and King makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Kelley's head.
Nice cross by King.
King loads up on a big right hand but Kelley slips the punch.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Kelley misses
and Kelley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley throws a nice outside leg kick.
King swings for the body but Kelley moves out of range.
It looked like Kelley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King throws a body kick that misses.
King misses with an uppercut. Kelley saw that one coming.
King takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King throws the left hand but Kelley avoids the punch easily.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelley throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King wants to counter with a clinch but Kelley pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Kelley avoids the body shot from King.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Kelley throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley tries to land a leg kick but King saw it coming and moves away.
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelley throws out a leg kick but King moves out of range and Kelley only half commits.
King lands a front kick.
Kelley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelley misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelley doesn't seem phased though.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
King is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelley is just out of range.
King defending well as Kelley loads up on a big left hand.
Kelley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King. #T1#
Kelley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Kelley misses.
King defending well as Kelley loads up on a big left hand.
Kelley throws a body shot but no joy.
King misses with a hook
and Kelley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kelley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kelley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kelley misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Kelley.
Kelley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab. #T2#
King throws a low kick, looking for Kelley's leg but Kelley calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kelley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kelley.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King misses with a hook to the body
enabling Kelley to counter with a crisp jab.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelley pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Kelley settles back down.
Kelley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Kelley misses.
Kelley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
Kelley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
A big left from Kelley misses.
Kelley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King slips a jab from Kelley.
King throws out a counter right but Kelley avoids it with no problem.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelley.
Kelley dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
King looks to land a right hand but Kelley moved out of range.
Kelley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelley moves out of range of the body kick.
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Kelley lands a nice looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Kelley.
King catches Kelley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kelley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CUT#
That has opened up Calvin King's cut even more.#T4#
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King scores with a punch to the head.
King looks to land a body kick but Kelley moved away.
Kelley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelley slips under a jab.
Kelley lands an overhand right.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kelley's head.
Kelley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kelley tries to work over King's front leg with a kick but King checks it.
Kelley ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Kelley takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Kelley needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
Kelley thuds a left hand into King's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Liam Kelley did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelley.
King slips a jab from Kelley.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King looks to land a combination but Kelley avoids it well.
Kelley looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Kelley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lunges at Kelley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kelley's hand.
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from King.
It looked like Kelley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelley is out of range.
Kelley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King slips under a jab from Kelley.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
King avoids a kick to the body.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelley cracks King with an open hand slap.
King misses with a body shot.
Kelley misses with a low kick.#T2#
King walks into a left hand.
King throws a head kick but Kelley moves out of range.
Kelley misses with a looping left.
Kelley takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelley swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Kelley looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King throws a front kick that sends Kelley stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelley throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kelley. That snapped King's head back.
Kelley slips a straight right by King.#T3#
Kelley ducks right into an uppercut from King.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelley.
Kelley throws a solid leg kick but King takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelley.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelley throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Kelley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kelley throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Kelley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
Kelley throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelley is out of range.
Kelley moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
Kelley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King slips a straight right by Kelley.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kelley will feel that in the morning.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Kelley's head.
Kelley lands with a kick to the ribs.
King is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kelley misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kelley throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelley backing away here, and King unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kelley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from King.
King slips a jab from Kelley.
Kelley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Kelley's head.
Kelley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kelley misses with a wild body shot.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelley takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Kelley throws a shot to the body.
A cross from Kelley lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kelley under the eye.#T1#
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Kelley.
King tries a low kick but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
Kelley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley tries to land a leg kick but King saw it coming and moves away.
King misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelley.
A big left from Kelley misses.
Kelley checks a leg kick.
Kelley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Kelley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelley throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
King misses the jab.
Kelley throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calvin King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King throws a low kick, looking for Kelley's leg but Kelley calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
King throws out a leg kick but Kelley moves out of range and King only half commits.
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley misses with a leg kick.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kelley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelley circles away quickly and effectively.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kelley moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T3#
King blocks a low kick nicely.
Kelley lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Kelley misses
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kelley's knee momentarily.
Kelley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelley lands a right hook to the body.
King misses with the body kick
and Kelley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelley circles away quickly and effectively.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
King throws out a counter right but Kelley avoids it with no problem.
Kelley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kelley cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kelley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.#T4#
Kelley throws a head kick that misses.
King wants to counter the offense by Kelley and move into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
Kelley thumps King with a low kick.
Kelley lands a right hook to the body.
Kelley misses with a wild body shot.
Kelley throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but King checks it well.
King cracks the inside of Kelley's front leg.
King is looking to clinch.
Kelley connects with a solid leg kick.
King catches Kelley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King tests Kelley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Kelley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley retains his welterweight title!
Liam Kelley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
GAMMA#628 Volkov v Kelley
Date: Apr 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Volkov slips a straight right by Kelley.
Nice uppercut lands for Volkov. That snapped Kelley's head back.
Volkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelley.
Nice uppercut lands for Volkov. That snapped Kelley's head back.
Kelley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Volkov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Volkov.
Kelley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Kelley is predictable there
and Volkov counters with a straight right hand.
Kelley throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley lands a head shot.
Nice shot by Volkov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley misses with a combination
#CL#
and Volkov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Volkov.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Volkov is trying to break the clinch but Kelley is controlling him.
Volkov lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Volkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Volkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Volkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Kelley.
Volkov tries to throw a body punch but Kelley avoids it by throwing Volkov back against the cage.
Volkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Volkov can't find room to land a body shot as Kelley controls the action.
Kelley lands an uppercut.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
Volkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
Kelley scores with a shoulder strike.
Volkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Volkov is trying to break the clinch but Kelley is controlling him.#T2#
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Volkov blocking some punches.
Kelley lands a left hand.
Volkov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Volkov.
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Volkov. #BC#
Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelley tries a low kick but Volkov avoids it.
Kelley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Volkov takes one to the chin there.
Kelley with a jab.
Kelley wants to clinch
and Volkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Volkov. Volkov obviously looking to wear him down.
#T3#
Volkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL2#
Kelley has managed to clinch.
Volkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelley scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Volkov.
#BC#
Volkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelley gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Kelley tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Volkov is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Kelley buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Kelley!! Kelley is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Volkov throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
Ilya Mstislav Volkov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Liam Kelley had this to say: 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Event:
AD427: Bad Blood
Date: Mar 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Kelley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gutz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelley avoids a kick to the body.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gutz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gutz throws out a loose jab but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gutz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gutz just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley cracks Gutz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kelley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gutz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gutz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Gutz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Gutz ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Gutz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kelley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gutz to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelley wants to slow Gutz down by chopping away at his legs.
Kelley throws a leg kick which misses Gutz's front leg but catches the back leg as Gutz tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Kelley.
Kelley throws a poor cross that misses
and Gutz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gutz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kelley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gutz throws a shot from downtown. Kelley moves away and avoids it.
Kelley lands a head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gutz.
Kelley is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gutz.
A little jabbing left from Gutz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gutz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelley lands a nice shot to the body.
Gutz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T2#
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley connects with a body shot that sends Gutz's belly button to the back.
Kelley blocks a head kick by Gutz.
Sloppy strikes from Gutz. Those never looked like landing.
Kelley connects with a leg kick. Gutz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelley throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.
Kelley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gutz.
Kelley throwing a counter right hand but Gutz manages to avoid it.
Kelley cracks Gutz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Gutz misses.
Gutz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kelley slips under a jab from Gutz.
Kelley scores with a sloppy right hand. Gutz should have avoided that one. #ROC#
Gutz is rocked!
Gutz throws a lazy right hand but Kelley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T3##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kelley works on Gutz's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelley scores with a shot to the side of Gutz's head.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gutz backwards.
Gutz is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelley finish him?
Kelley lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelley is leaning against Gutz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gutz looks winded!
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gutz seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelley digs a right hand underneath Gutz's ribcage. Gutz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelley is leaning against Gutz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gutz throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelley.
Kelley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelley lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley lands a left hand.
Kelley tries to work over Gutz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley lands a left hand.
Kelley is leaning against Gutz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T4#
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gutz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelley lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelley.
Kelley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelley misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gutzs head.
Gutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley works on Gutz's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gutz blocks a body shot from Kelley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelley cracks Gutz with a nice body shot.
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelley.
Kelley creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gutz with a big uppercut! Gutz tries to clinch up but Kelley pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gutz to the mat! Gutz covers up and Kelley unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley retains his welterweight title!
Liam Kelley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
AD421: The inverse
Date: Feb 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Kelley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saming has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kelley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saming tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelley was well out of range. Poor timing from Saming.
Saming bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kelley's head.
Saming connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelley. Kelley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Kelley connects with a single shot there.
Saming thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelley connects with a solid leg kick.
Saming misses with a straight right. #KD#
Kelley lands a big uppercut and Saming crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Saming looks OK. Kelley waves Saming back to his feet!#ROC#
Saming is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Sud Saming has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Saming misses its intended target.
Saming is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelley finish him?
Kelley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saming seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Saming digs a good hook to Kelley's body.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saming manages to avoid it.
Saming looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saming uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Saming throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Saming throws a lazy right hand but Kelley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kelley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saming bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saming.
Kelley throws a lazy uppercut
and Saming counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saming. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelley tries to counter by clinching up but Saming breaks away and moves out of range.
Saming connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Saming does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Kelley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saming doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Kelley.
Saming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Saming scores with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Kelley.
Saming connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saming feints and then cracks Kelley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelley down.
Saming gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kelley counters with a stiff right hand.
Saming throws a body shot but no joy.
As Saming backs away, Kelley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Saming throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Kelley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
Saming lands a body shot.
Saming blocks a head kick by Kelley.
Kelley throws a shot to the body.
Saming throws a leg kick which misses Kelley's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelley tries to avoid it.
Kelley avoids a kick to the body.
Kelley misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Saming to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Saming is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Saming's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kelley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kelley is looking to wear down Saming with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kelley throws a lazy head kick
and Saming counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saming has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kelley finds it's way round the side to connect with Saming's head.
Saming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Saming feints a counter leg kick.#T4#
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saming! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saming closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saming avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saming just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Kelley.
Kelley walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Saming drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kelley swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Saming's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley retains his welterweight title!
Liam Kelley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
AD408: The Best people
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Saming.
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Saming was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Saming coming out on top.
Kelley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelley lands with a straight right. Saming didn't see that one coming.
Saming ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saming swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Saming has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Saming misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Kelley.
Kelley gets through Saming's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Saming.
Kelley tries a body shot but Saming blocks it.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saming swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saming trying to land knees to the body.
#T1#
Saming misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that Saming 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.
Saming blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Saming misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Saming blocking some punches.
Kelley working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Saming.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saming lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saming blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saming.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Saming prevents a body shot from Kelley.
A head punch on the inside from Saming fails to land.
Kelley lands an uppercut.
Saming misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Saming.
Kelley lands a right hand.
Saming lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saming blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Saming misses with some punches.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Saming takes a shot to the head.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Kelley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Saming lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saming.
Saming with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kelley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saming lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Saming is looking to control Kelley's arms but Kelley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saming has his back to the cage.
Saming lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Saming pushes Kelley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Kelley is rocked!
Saming misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Kelley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saming doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
#T3#
Saming has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Saming scores with a shoulder strike.
Saming using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saming missing with knees to the body.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Saming controls his hands.
Kelley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saming can't find room to land a body shot as Kelley controls the action.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Saming avoiding damage.
Saming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saming lands with a light punch inside.
Saming lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley pushes Saming back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelley presses Saming against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelley tries to work over Saming's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
Saming misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saming.
Kelley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saming blocks an uppercut.
Saming misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saming.
Kelley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kelley prevents a body shot from Saming.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saming.
Kelley tries a body shot but Saming blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Saming tries a knee to the head but Kelley blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Saming.
Saming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Saming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saming tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Kelley misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saming! But no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelley.
Saming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saming ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Saming moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Saming appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kelley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kelley.#CUT#
It looks like Sud Saming has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saming. Saming circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#ROC#
Saming is rocked!#KD#
Kelley lands a big right hand that sends Saming crashing to the mat! Kelley stays standing though and waves Saming back to his feet!
Saming is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelley finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saming cracks Kelley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T1#
Kelley circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Saming tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kelley wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Liam Kelley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
AD404: Christmas Eve 2016
Date: Dec 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Bailey Sr..
Kelley throws out a counter right but Bailey Sr. avoids it with no problem.
Kelley lands with a straight right. Bailey Sr. didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#
It looks like Kordell Bailey Sr. has been cut.
Kelley throws a jab when Bailey Sr. was well out of range.
Bailey Sr. fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Kelley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kelley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey Sr. was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bailey Sr. lands the left hand.
Kelley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bailey Sr..
Kelley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelley scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelley scores with a jab to the head.
Bailey Sr. misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
Kelley takes a swing at Bailey Sr.'s ribcage but misses.
Kelley looks to land a right hand but Bailey Sr. moved out of range.#T1#
Kelley connects with a body shot that sends Bailey Sr.'s belly button to the back.
Kelley slips a jab and a cross from Bailey Sr..
Kelley throws out a counter right but Bailey Sr. avoids it with no problem.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Bailey Sr. slips the punch.
Bailey Sr. misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelley as he connects with a hook.
Bailey Sr. looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kelley lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bailey Sr.. Kelley pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley is the new welterweight champion!
Liam Kelley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Kordell Bailey Sr. spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries, bredren'.
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Event:
AD396: Cage Hitters
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Al Qarni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been hearing reports that Al Qarni has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kelley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Qarni fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kelley just manages to avoid it.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Al Qarni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Al Qarni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Al Qarni cracks a nice hook into Kelley's ribs.
Al Qarni takes one to the chin there.
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Al Qarni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Qarni takes a swing at Kelley's ribcage but misses.
Kelley misses with a hook
and Al Qarni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Kelley there.
Kelley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Al Qarni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley misses with a kick to the body.
Al Qarni throws an off balance right hand
#CL2#
and Kelley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kelley.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Al Qarni.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Qarni's elbow.
Al Qarni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Al Qarni avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage. #T1#
Al Qarni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Qarni.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Qarni has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Al Qarni. #BC#
Al Qarni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al Qarni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Qarni misses the jab.
Al Qarni lands a right hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Kelley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al Qarni throws a looping overhand right but Kelley ducks down to avoid it.
Kelley throws a big shot that misses.
Al Qarni moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Kelley scores with a head kick.
Kelley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Kelley does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Qarni throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelley.
Al Qarni sets himself, and Kelley steps forward looking for the clinch! Al Qarni avoids it this time.#T2#
Al Qarni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelley.
A head kick by Al Qarni misses
enabling Kelley to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Al Qarni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liam Kelley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelley looks to land a right hand but Al Qarni moved out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kelley!
Kelley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kelley with a nice cross.#CL2#
Kelley clinches up with Al Qarni and pushes him back against the cage.
Al Qarni scores with a shoulder strike.
Al Qarni tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Al Qarni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Still in the clinch, Kelley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kelley.
Kelley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Qarni backwards.
Al Qarni is working Kelley over against the cage.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Al Qarni fails to land.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Al Qarni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelley works on Al Qarni's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Qarni's elbow.
Al Qarni lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Qarni blocking some punches.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Qarni.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Al Qarni backwards.
Kelley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Qarni misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Al Qarni controls the action.
Al Qarni tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelley is working Al Qarni over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelley scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
A right handed body shot lands from Kelley.
Al Qarni can't find room to land a body shot as Kelley controls the action.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Qarni controls his hands.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Qarni controls his hands.
Kelley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Al Qarni misses with a body punch.
Al Qarni blocks an uppercut.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Qarni lands a shot to the body.
Al Qarni can't find room to land a body shot as Kelley controls the action.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Qarni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kelley or not.
Al Qarni blocks a body shot from Kelley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Qarni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al Qarni swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Qarni misses with some punches.
Kelley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Al Qarni seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kelley can turn it around.
Al Qarni lands an uppercut.
Kelley tries a body shot but Al Qarni blocks it.
Al Qarni blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Kelley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the body from Al Qarni misses
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelley throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelley lands a leg kick that knocks Al Qarni off balance momentarily.
Al Qarni scores with a hook to the body. Kelley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Al Qarni lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Al Qarni.
Kelley lands a jab to the head.
Kelley connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley misses with a hook. Al Qarni ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Al Qarni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Al Qarni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelley swings for the body but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Kelley scores with a hook to the body. Al Qarni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Al Qarni lands with a straight right. Kelley didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Al Qarni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelley cracks Al Qarni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Liam Kelley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Al Qarni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Qarni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Al Qarni.
Kelley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Al Qarni on the side of the head.
Al Qarni misses with an uppercut. Kelley saw that one coming.
Kelley tries to counter with a clinch but Al Qarni shakes him off and moves away.
Al Qarni misses the jab.
No joy there for Al Qarni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelley takes a swing at Al Qarni's ribcage but misses.
Kelley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Al Qarni to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Qarni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Al Qarni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Kelley misses with a body kick.
Al Qarni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T2#
Al Qarni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kelley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Al Qarni scrambles back to his feet.
Kelley throws a wild body kick that Al Qarni sees coming a mile off.
Al Qarni throws the kick towards the body but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley takes one to the chin there.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Kelley.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Al Qarni.
Kelley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Al Qarni avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Qarni.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
Al Qarni lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelley tries a body shot but Al Qarni blocks it.
Al Qarni digs a right hand underneath Kelley's ribcage. Kelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Liam Kelley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Qarni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Qarni controls his hands.
#T3#
Al Qarni working aggressively here.
Kelley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Al Qarni or not.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Al Qarni controls the action.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Al Qarni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Qarni.
Kelley lands a high kick!
Kelley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Al Qarni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
Al Qarni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Al Qarni throws a leg kick but Kelley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelley lands a leg kick that knocks Al Qarni off balance momentarily.
Al Qarni slips a jab from Kelley.
Al Qarni tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kelley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Al Qarni somewhat.
Kelley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Al Qarni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Al Qarni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kelley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni throws the left hand but Kelley avoids the punch easily.
Al Qarni misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Qarni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Qarni scores with a head kick. Kelley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kelley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Al Qarni takes a step back to recover.
Al Qarni misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
Kelley wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Qarni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelley circles away quickly and effectively.
Kelley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al Qarni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liam Kelley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kelley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Al Qarni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kelley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kelley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Al Qarni takes a step back to recover.
Al Qarni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al Qarni misses the shot to the body.
Al Qarni looks to land a body kick but Kelley moved away.
Al Qarni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Qarni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelley was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Qarni.
Kelley scores with a decent looking hook.
Kelley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Kelley lands but Al Qarni takes it in his stride.
Al Qarni avoids a kick to the body.
Al Qarni connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Qarni connects with a single shot there.
Al Qarni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T1#
Al Qarni throws out a loose jab but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Kelley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kelley.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Qarni misses the target.
Kelley tries to clinch but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Al Qarni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kelley slips a straight right by Al Qarni.
A leg kick checked by Kelley.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
Al Qarni is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kelley.
Al Qarni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
Al Qarni is looking to counter punch.
Kelley misses the jab.
A clash of legs there as Kelley blocks the low kick.
Al Qarni throws a right hand that misses
and Kelley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fahad Al Qarni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Al Qarni throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Qarni manages to avoid it.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
Al Qarni dives in for a single leg takedown but Kelley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kelley throws a shot from downtown. Al Qarni moves away and avoids it.
Kelley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Qarni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Qarni throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.
Kelley scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Qarni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelley.
Some wild striking there from Kelley.
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Al Qarni ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Al Qarni misses the target.
Al Qarni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Al Qarni slips a jab from Kelley.
Al Qarni misses with a straight right.
Kelley thinks about the counter body kick.#T3#
Kelley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelley lands a nice looking body shot.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Al Qarni tries to throw a body punch but Kelley avoids it by throwing Al Qarni back against the cage.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Al Qarni lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Qarni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni scores with a shot to the side of Kelley's head.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelley blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Qarni controls his hands.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley tries to work over Al Qarni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Qarni.
Kelley lands with a light punch inside.
Kelley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Qarnis head.
A short body shot lands from Al Qarni as the two fighters clinch.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Qarni controls his hands.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al Qarni.
Kelley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Al Qarni controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Al Qarni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelley.
Al Qarni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Kelley - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Kelley misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Kelley.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
AD388: Deadfall
Date: Nov 02, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Union clinches.
Kelley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Union working aggressively here.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Union's elbow.
Union blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Union blocking some punches.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Union uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley lands a shot to the body.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Union's elbow.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Union misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Union throws a head punch that misses.
Kelley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Union trying to control the position but instead, Kelley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Union into the cage.
Kelley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Union fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Union tries to throw a body punch but Kelley avoids it by throwing Union back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kelley as the two fighters clinch.
#T1#
Union blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelley scores with a hook to the body.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Union.
Union lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Union creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Union.
Kelley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kelley lands an uppercut.
Kelley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Union seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kelley can turn it around.
Union blocks an uppercut.
Kelley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Union blocks a body shot from Kelley.
A body shot lands from Kelley.
Kelley digs a right hand underneath Union's ribcage. Union let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Union has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Kelley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Union is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Kelley.
A nice left hand lands by Kelley.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelley.
Union takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Kelley. #T2#
Kelley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Union backwards.
A short uppercut from Kelley.
Kelley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelley pushes Union back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Kelley is leaning against Union and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kelley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelley lands a left hand.
Kelley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Union or not.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Kelley.
A short uppercut from Kelley.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Kelley lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Union is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Bregan Union has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Union.
Kelley scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelley.
Kelley misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Kelley.
#T3#
Kelley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Oh Union is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Union tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
Union seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelley.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Union's elbow.
Kelley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Union.
Union tries to throw a body punch but Kelley avoids it by throwing Union back against the cage.
Kelley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelley.
Kelley lands a body punch.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Union takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelley.
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!
Kelley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Union's elbow.
Kelley is working Union over against the cage.
Kelley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelley lands a shot to the body.
Kelley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T4#
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Union controls the action.
Kelley works on Union's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kelley.
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Union's elbow.
Kelley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kelley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Union's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Kelley.
A short right from Kelley.
A short right from Kelley on the inside.
Kelley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Kelley digs a right hand underneath Union's ribcage. Union let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Union's elbow.
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 Bregan Union's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Kelley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kelley connects with a right hand. Union shakes it off.
Union lands with a good body shot.#CL2#
Kelley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kelley is working Union over against the cage.
Kelley lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kelley as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelley.
Kelley lands an uppercut.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
Kelley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Union.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Union backwards.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Union controls the action.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Kelley lands an uppercut.
Kelley cracks Union with a nice body shot.
Kelley pushes Union back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Kelley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Unions head.
Kelley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Union or not. #T1#
Kelley unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Union! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kelley is unloading with more strikes now! Union drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
AD376: Two Swords
Date: Sep 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Skinner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kelleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Skinner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skinner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelley misses with a looping left.
Skinner lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Skinner misses the target.
And Kelley tries to counter it with a takedown but Skinner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Skinner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skinner throws a hook but Kelley blocks it.
Skinner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch lands to the side of Skinner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelley avoids a kick to the body.
Kelley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skinner counters with a head kick. That will keep Kelley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Skinner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kelley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
Kelley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Skinner connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
Skinner swinging wildly here.
Kelley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kelley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skinner was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelley.
Kelley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skinner at a distance.
Skinner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skinner throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.
Skinner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kelley has time to react.
Skinner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelley's sensitive parts.
Skinner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skinner counters with a nice uppercut.
Skinner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kelley moves away from the strike by Skinner.
Skinner misses with the combination.
Kelley throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley is looking to chop away at Skinner's legs. #T2#
Kelley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skinner.
Kelley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kelley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Skinner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Skinner misses with a straight left.
Skinner motions for Kelley to come forward. Skinner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley slips under a jab from Skinner.
Skinner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skinner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skinner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Skinner does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelley misses the target.
Skinner throwing a counter right hand but Kelley manages to avoid it.
Skinner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelley throws a chopping leg kick but Skinner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelley misses the jab.
Skinner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skinner throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kelley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skinner. #T3#
Skinner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Skinner.
Kelley misses with an uppercut. Skinner saw that one coming.
Skinner tried to score with a low kick but Kelley checks it.
Kelley misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelley looks to land a combination but Skinner avoids it well.
Skinner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skinner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skinner tries a low kick but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kelley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skinner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skinner moves out of range as Kelley strikes.#CL2#
Kelley pushes Skinner up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
#T4#
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skinner stalling.
Skinner misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skinner misses with a body punch.
Kelley tries a body shot but Skinner blocks it.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley gets through Skinner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skinner is trying to break the clinch but Kelley has him pressed against the cage.
Kelley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skinners head.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Skinner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelley.
Kelley pushes Skinner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eric Skinner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Skinner throws a head kick that misses.
Kelley misses the body punch
and Skinner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Kelley coming out on top.
Kelley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skinner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelley to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skinner was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelley.
The fighters circling - Kelley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Skinner.
Kelley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
Skinner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skinner throws a sloppy head kick
and Kelley counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelley wants to slow Skinner down by chopping away at his legs.
Skinner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kelley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skinner scrambles back to his feet.#CL2#
Kelley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skinner tries to throw a body punch but Kelley avoids it by throwing Skinner back against the cage.
Skinner misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Skinner lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Skinner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelley moves out of range of the body kick.
Kelley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Skinner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CL2#
Kelley closes the distance and clinches.
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Skinner backwards.
Skinner wants to stall.
#BC#
Skinner breaks the clinch.
Kelley lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelley scores with the left hand. Skinner knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skinner misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelley counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#
Skinner is rocked!
Skinner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Skinner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelley drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Skinner's head, knocking him out cold! Kelley is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Kelley!
A very excited looking Liam Kelley rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
PFC 45: Sigurdsson vs. Lee
Date: Jul 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Bone works the jab nicely.
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Bone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Bone closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kelley's guard.
Kelley seems keen to control Bone's posture.
Kelley keeping full guard, as Bone tries to pass.
Bone trying to control but Kelley is working from the bottom.
Kelley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelley is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Bone has gone for a leg lock! Kelley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bone's guard.#REVB##T1##SUB#
Bone is looking for a triangle but Kelley pushes his legs off easily.
Bone trying to keep a closed guard but Kelley is proving a slippery customer.
Bone looking for a sweep. Not yet Bone, not yet.
Kelley trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Kelley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Bone is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kelley throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bone's body to avoid the submission. Bone has instead reached around Kelley's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bone arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Bone!
After winning the bout, Joe Bone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
PFC: Fight Night 46
Date: Jul 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Kelley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batroc swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Batroc takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kelley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Batroc walks into a left hand.
Batroc moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#
It looks like Georges Batroc has been cut.
Batroc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Batroc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelley misses with a lunging right hand
and Batroc counters with an outside leg kick.
Batroc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been told by Kelley's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Batroc tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelley is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batroc gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Batroc throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kelley half committed to a counter leg kick.#T1#
Kelley misses with a right hand
and Batroc counters with a nice leg kick.
Batroc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelley.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batroc manages to avoid it.
Batroc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Batroc gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Batroc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
A jab from Batroc misses.
Batroc throws a chopping leg kick but Kelley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Batroc's head backwards.
Jab from Kelley.#ROC#
Batroc is rocked!
Kelley ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Batroc's jaw. Batroc's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Kelley does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Kelley!
A very excited looking Liam Kelley rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
PFC: Fight Night 43
Date: Jun 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Paddon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Paddon looks for a takedown but Kelley sprawls well.
Paddon takes one on the button.
Kelley connects with a leg kick. Paddon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paddon.
Kelley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paddon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Kelley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paddon doesn't seem phased though.
Kelley scores with a hook to the body. Paddon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paddon looks winded!
Paddon throws a sloppy head kick and Kelley moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Paddon misses
and Kelley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Kelley's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kelley thumps Paddon with a low kick.
Kelley scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Kelley clinches with his opponent.
Kelley lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kelley.
A short uppercut from Kelley. #ROC#
Paddon is rocked!
Kelley lands a body shot. #T1#
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paddon's elbow.
Kelley lands a nice uppercut.
Paddon is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelley finish him?
Kelley lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelley.
Kelley scores with a hook to the body.
Kelley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paddon.#BC#
Kelley breaks from the clinch.
Paddon drops his hands momentarily. Kelley doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Paddon staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Paddon doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
PFC 37: King vs. Seagram
Date: May 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelley takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Kelley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bone misses with a straight left.
Kelley dodges the punch combination from Bone.
Bone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bone.
Bone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bone has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kelley in his tracks.
Kelley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bone is out of range.
Bone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kelley lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bone. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bone throws a head kick that misses.
Kelley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bone misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelley, as that shot connected.
#T1#
Kelley blocks a jab.
Bone looks to throw the jab but Kelley is out of range. #TD2#
Bone looking to score a takedown here. Kelley is defending well but Bone drives through and ends up in Kelley's guard.
Kelley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bone is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Bone has gone for a leg lock! Kelley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bone's guard.#REVR#
Kelley stopping the sweep attempt from Bone.#SUB2#
Bone looking for a guillotine here but Kelley defends easily.
Kelley wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving. #SUB2#
Bone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kelley defends it easily.#T2##SUB2#
Bone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kelley connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Bone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kelley is aware though and is defending well.
Kelley forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kelley lands a nice short elbow.
Kelley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kelley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Bone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kelley pulls his head out easily. #T3#
Kelley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kelley continues to stall.
Kelley is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bone!
Kelley tries to control but Bone wriggling away.
Bone sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kelley is trying to control. Bone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kelley is thwarting Bone's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kelley lands a nice short elbow.
Kelley working the head and body with strikes. #SUB2#
Bone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kelley pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Kelley seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Kelley working Bone over with strikes. #SUB2#
Bone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kelley pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Kelley there.
Bone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kelley scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kelley connects with a nice short shot to Bone's temple.
Bone is looking for a sweep. Kelley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kelley stopping the sweep attempt from Bone.
Kelley trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Bone is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kelley has his hands clasped together but Bone extends and breaks Kelley's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Bone!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Bone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
PFC: Fight Night 38
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Malenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malenko walks into a stiff left hand from Kelley.#TD#
Malenko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kelley's guard.
Kelley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malenko wants to control from the top but Kelley keeps moving.
Kelley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malenko's guard. #REVB#
Malenko is controlling Kelley's posture.
Kelley postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley lands a couple of digs.
Kelley trying to control the position from guard on top but Malenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelley. #T1#
Kelley looking to pass the guard.
Kelley postures up.
Kelley won't allow Malenko to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've been hearing good reports from Malenko's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kelley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Malenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malenko wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Malenko wants to improve his position but instead Kelley has moved into half guard.
Malenko wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
The fighters are battling for position here. Malenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kelley looking to sit in guard and control but Malenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Kelley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malenko is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kelley is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Malenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kelley is looking to work some ground and pound but Malenko has wrist control.#T3#
Kelley wants to control from the top but Malenko keeps moving.
Kelley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Malenko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kelley postures up.
Malenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Malenko, not yet.
Malenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Malenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kelley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Malenko keeping moving, preventing Kelley from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Malenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malenko.
Malenko takes one on the button.
Kelley misses with a right hand
and Malenko counters with a nice body shot.
Malenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Malenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Malenko.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malenko misses with an uppercut.
Malenko misses with a two punch combination.
Malenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Malenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Malenko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kelley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelley looks to land a left hand but Malenko moved out of range nicely.
Malenko looks to land a combination but Kelley avoids it well.
Kelley looks to throw a body kick
and Malenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelley lands a jab to the head.
Malenko slips under a jab.
Kelley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malenko slips under a jab.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
Kelley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malenko throws out the jab. #T1#
Kelley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malenko.
Malenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Kelley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kelley throws out a powerful jab.
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Malenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liam Kelley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
Malenko tests Kelley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malenko throws a hook but Kelley blocks it.
Malenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
Kelley swings for the body but Malenko moves out of range.
Kelley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2#
Jab, jab by Kelley - just one landing.
Kelley wants to clinch up but Malenko keeps it at a distance.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malenko manages to avoid it.
Malenko swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malenko moves away.
Malenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kelley misses with a straight right.
Malenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelley counters with a head kick.
Kelley jabs Malenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T3#
Kelley jabs at Malenko's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelley.
Malenko tries to move into range but Kelley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelley misses with a left hand #TD#
and Malenko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kelley is refusing to be controlled, as Malenko sits in half guard.
Kelley trying to control here.
Malenko trying to control the action but Kelley is working from the bottom.
Malenko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Malenko is trying to control. Kelley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
Kelley is trying to maintain the position but Malenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Ray Malenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelley is staying active underneath Malenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kelley tries to roll over but Malenko keeps him under control.#SUB#
Malenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kelley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Malenko.
Kelley trying to control from the bottom.
Kelley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kelley scoring well with a low kick there.
Malenko connects with a right hand. Kelley shakes it off.
Malenko takes a swing at Kelley's ribcage but misses.
Malenko moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Kelley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kelley throws the left hand but Malenko avoids the punch easily.
Malenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kelley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelley lands with a straight right. Malenko didn't see that one coming.
Kelley misses with a right hand
and Malenko counters with a two punch combo. #T1#
Sloppy strikes from Malenko. Those never looked like landing.
Kelley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelley connects with a solid leg kick.
Malenko ducks under a wild hook from Kelley.
Malenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malenko misses with a looping right.
Malenko moves out of range as Kelley throws a body kick.
Malenko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Malenko moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Malenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kelley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kelley throws a hook to the side of Malenko's head but Malenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malenko's calf.
Ray Malenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kelley lands with a right hand.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Malenko slips the punch.
Malenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kelley.
Kelley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malenko.
Malenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Malenko ducks down to avoid it.
Kelley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Malenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelley counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelley throws an off balance right hand
and Malenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T3#
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Malenko.
Malenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelley misses with a looping right.
Kelley looks to land a left hand but Malenko moved out of range nicely.
Kelley lands a right hook to the body.
Malenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelley pinned against the cage. Kelley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It seemed like Kelley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelley.
Liam Kelley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Kelley lunges at Malenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malenko's hand.
Malenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelley was well out of range. Poor timing from Malenko.
Malenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelley lands a right hook to the body.
Kelley scores with a shot to the body.
Kelley scores with a decent looking hook.
Malenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Kelley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kelley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Kelley!
A very excited looking Liam Kelley rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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