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Event:
DK Battlegrounds VIII
Date: Sep 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Cephus connects with a jab.
Stephens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cephus on the side of the head.
Stephens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stephens connects with a high kick.
Cephus misses with a straight right.
Cephus lands with a good body shot.
Stephens throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cephus.
Cephus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stephens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cephus lands with a nice body punch.
Cephus connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Stephens.
Cephus lands a glancing blow to the side of Stephens's head.
Sloppy strikes from Stephens. Those never looked like landing.
Darren Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Cephus clinches.
Cephus lands with a short shot to the head.
Cephus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Cephus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cephus lands a hook that snaps the head of Stephens backwards.
Cephus misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
Cephus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephenss head. #ROC#
Stephens is rocked!
Cephus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stephens is still on wobbly legs! Can Cephus finish him?
Cephus lands a big right hand that drops Stephens! The killer instinct kicks in and Cephus finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cephus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Cephus!
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Event:
DK Exhibition
Date: Sep 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Good standup being displayed there by Cephus as he connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Cephus - just one landing.
Makana with a poor takedown #CL#
and Cephus counters by moving into the clinch.
Makana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cephus scores with a shoulder strike.
Cephus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short left from Cephus.
Makana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cephus is keeping busy.
Cephus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cephus lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Makana has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cephus uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Makana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
Makana is trying to keep Cephus in close.
Makana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cephus's guard. #REVB#
Makana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cephus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Makana prevents Cephus from getting back to his feet. #T1##SU2#
Makana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cephus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Cephus has managed to clinch.
Cephus presses Makana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Makana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cephus lands a left hand.
Makana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cephus swings wildly with an uppercut but Makana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makana has Cephus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cephus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cephus.
Makana takes a shot to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Makana 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.
Cephus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cephus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cephus.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cephus gets underhooks to prevent Makana's takedown attempt.
Bo Cephus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lei Makana.
Cephus scores with a hook to the body.
Makana looks winded!#TD2#
Makana works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cephus is looking to stand back up but Makana counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cephus. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cephus is trying to stand.
#SUB2#
Makana is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cephus sees it coming and defends easily.
Cephus wants to stand back up but Makana manages to pass into side control.
Makana tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cephus tries to escape but Makana is in control. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#SUB2#
Makana in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cephus is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lei Makana!
A very excited looking Lei Makana 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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Event:
DK Battlegrounds III
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Cephus ducks under a wild hook from Horror.
Horror doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cephus counters with a stiff right hand.
Cephus just misses with a punch to the body.
Horror changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL#
Horror closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cephus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Horror backwards.
Horror wants a takedown.
A short uppercut from Cephus.
Horror has Cephus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cephus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cephus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Horror. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horror is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cephus is defending well.
Horror has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cephus after a bit of a struggle.
Horror goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cephus prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horror.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cephus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Horror.
Cephus scores with a shot to the side of Horror's head.
Cephus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horror wants to take the fight to the mat but Cephus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cephus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horror backwards.
Horror goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cephus prevents it.
#T1#
Horror is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A hook to the body from Cephus.
Horror is breathing heavily.
Cephus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cephus lands with a right to the head.
Cephus digs a right hand underneath Horror's ribcage. Horror let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cephus working aggressively here.
Cephus working aggressively here.
Horror misses with a punch on the inside.
Cephus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cephus lands a left hand.
Horror has Cephus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cephus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cephus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horror takes a shot to the head.
Cephus lands a shoulder strike.
Horror blocking some punches.
Cephus throws a punch but it's blocked by Horror.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cephus. #BC#
Horror pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cephus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Cephus. That snapped Horror's head back.
Cephus lands a jab to the nose.#T2#
Cephus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horror's head backwards.
Bo Cephus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cephus jabs Horror right on the nose. Horror blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
Cephus clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cephus.
Horror tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cephus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cephus has a couple of punches blocked by Horror.
Horror tries to pull guard but Cephus holds him up against the cage and eventually Horror drops back down to his feet.
Horror changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cephus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cephus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horror misses with a left hand
and Cephus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cephus missing with a left hand there. Horror was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Cephus misses its intended target. #T3#
Cephus scores with a body shot.
Horror takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horror ducks under a wild hook from Cephus.
Cephus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
Cephus forces Horror back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Horror gets control of Cephus's arms and successfully pulls guard. Horror will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Horror definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Cephus wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Horror's closed guard. He's half up but Horror has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Horror pivots and extends the arm, Cephus falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Horror! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocky Horror!
Rocky Horror decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
KONFLIKT XIX
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Gable tries to clinch up but Cephus circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Cephus.
Cephus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Gable misses.
Cephus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL2#
Cephus moves into the clinch successfully.
Gable tries to stall but Cephus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cephus dodges an elbow strike from Gable.
Gable scores with a shot to the side of Cephus's head.
Cephus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gable fails to land.
Cephus blocking some punches.
Gable taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gable.
Gable misses with a punch on the inside.
Gable lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Cephus.
Gable stalling in the clinch but Cephus improves position.
Cephus blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Gable to work.
Cephus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Cephus throws a punch but it's blocked by Gable.
Gable doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cephus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cephus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gable misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gable.
Gable lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cephus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gable misses with a punch on the inside.
Gable leaning against his opponent.
Cephus has a couple of punches blocked by Gable.
Gable blocking some punches.
Gable creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cephus swings wildly with an uppercut but Gable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cephus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gable blocks an uppercut.
Gable misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gable lands a shoulder strike.
Gable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gable is working for takedown but Cephus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gable will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cephus up against the cage.
Gable scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gable just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cephus's brow.
Gable tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cephus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cephus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cephus working aggressively here.
Gable tries a body shot but Cephus blocks it.
#BC#
Gable pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Gable instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cephus fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gable.
Gable tries to pull guard but Cephus holds him up against the cage and eventually Gable drops back down to his feet.
Gable throws a punch but it's blocked by Cephus.
Gable lands a nice shot to the body.
Gable stalling.
Gable is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Cephus.
Cephus misses with a punch on the inside.
Cephus dodges an elbow strike from Gable.
#T3#
Gable fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cephus.
Cephus lands with a light punch inside.
Gable misses with a punch on the inside.
Cephus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gable is looking to control Cephus's arms but Cephus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gable has his back to the cage.
Gable tries to score a body lock takedown but Cephus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cephus misses with the head strike.
Gable tries to throw a body punch but Cephus avoids it by throwing Gable back against the cage.
Cephus dodges an elbow strike from Gable.
Gable stalls.
Cephus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cephus as Gable tries to tie him up.
Cephus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gable backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Dan Gable has been cut.
Cephus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gable misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cephus.
Cephus lands a hook that snaps the head of Gable backwards. #ROC2#
Gable is rocked!
Gable goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cephus prevents it.
Oh Gable is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Cephus lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cephus creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gable with a big uppercut! Gable tries to clinch up but Cephus pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gable to the mat! Gable covers up and Cephus unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bo Cephus!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Kelly shoots in but no luck this time.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cephus slips under a jab.
Kelly dives in and grabs Cephus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cephus pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
Cephus tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Cephus's shoulder, as Cephus tries to avoid the shot.
Cephus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cephus looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly throws the left hand but Cephus avoids the punch easily.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cephus sprawls well. Cephus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
Bo Cephus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cephus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kelly.
Kelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cephus avoids it really well and circles away.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cephus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cephus scores with a punch to the head.#T1#
Kelly takes one on the button.
Cephus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cephus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cephus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly looks to land a combination. Cephus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#
It looks like Bo Cephus has been cut.
Cephus cracks Kelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelly fails with the takedown.#CL2#
Kelly has managed to clinch.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly is trying to drag Cephus to the mat but Cephus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kelly wants to stall.
Cephus throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Cephus misses with a punch on the inside.
Cephus has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Cephus lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly is trying to break free.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Kelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Cephus fails to land.
Kelly tries to break free but Cephus pushes him back against the cage.
Cephus prevents Kelly from breaking the clinch.
Kelly is looking to break free of the clinch but Cephus has double underhooks.
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Cephus won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Cephus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cephus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cephus.
Cephus digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Cephus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cephus swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Kelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Cephus keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Cephus fails to land.
Cephus throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Cephus has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kelly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cephus misses with the head strike.
Cephus working aggressively here.
Cephus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cephus has him pressed against the cage.
Cephus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cephus.
Cephus tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cephus has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Cephus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cephus working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Cephus.
A head punch on the inside from Cephus fails to land.
Cephus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cephus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cephus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cephus.
Cephus misses with some punches.
Cephus tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Cephus back against the cage.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Cephus throws a head punch that misses.
Cephus scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cephus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Cephus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Cephus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Kelly clinches.
Kelly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cephus misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cephus fails to land.
Cephus working aggressively here.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Cephus.
Cephus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly is trying to push Cephus away but Cephus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kelly tries to break free but Cephus pushes him back against the cage.
Cephus misses with some punches.
A short left from Cephus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cephus looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cephus circles away quickly and effectively.
Daniel Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Cephus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly shoots in for a double leg but Cephus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T1#
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Cephus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cephus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bo Cephus is winning the standup battle so far.
Cephus dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
A slow jab from Cephus misses its intended target.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Cephus's shoulder, as Cephus tries to avoid the shot.
Cephus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cephus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cephus avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Cephus misses the target.
Cephus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Cephus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bo Cephus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Kelly.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Cephus throws a good cross that connects.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Cephus moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2##CL#
Cephus drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.
Cephus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cephus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cephus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cephus has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cephus.
A short right from Cephus on the inside.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Bo Cephus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cephus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Cephus.
Cephus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cephus fails to land.
Kelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cephus keeps control of Kelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Cephus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cephus throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cephus lands a left hand.
Cephus misses with some punches.
Cephus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Cephus.
Kelly tries to circle away but Cephus has him pinned against the cage.
Cephus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cephus tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cephus misses with some punches.
Cephus throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cephus prevents the takedown attempt.
#T4#
Cephus working aggressively here.
Cephus misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cephus fails to land.
Cephus misses with some punches.
Cephus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cephus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cephus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cephus has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Cephus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cephus misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Cephus moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
A frustrated look appears on Kelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Cephus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bo Cephus's cut.
That's time! Cephus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kelly throws a right hand that Cephus ducks under and follows up with a left that Cephus also avoids with ease.#CL#
Cephus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelly, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cephus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cephus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
As Cephus backs off Kelly throws a huge counter combo but Cephus manages to avoid it all.
Kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cephus counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Cephus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cephus working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cephus.
Cephus keeps control of Kelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cephus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Cephus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cephus throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Cephus working aggressively here.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Cephus.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cephus working aggressively here.
Cephus misses with a punch on the inside.
Cephus swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cephus throws a head punch that misses.
Cephus tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Cephus back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cephus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly is trying to force a seperation but Cephus has the dominant position.#BC2#
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Kelly defending well as Cephus loads up on a big left hand.
Bo Cephus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cephus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cephus is looking to counter punch.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cephus throwing a counter right hand but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Cephus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cephus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into 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!
Cephus just misses with a punch to the body.
Cephus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
It looked like Cephus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kelly.#CL#
Cephus drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.
Cephus misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly is trying to break free.
Cephus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Cephus avoids them all with ease. #T3#
Kelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cephus on the side of the head.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cephus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Cephus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cephus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly is trying to push Cephus away but Cephus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Cephus.
Cephus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cephus misses with the head strike.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Cephus misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Cephus lands a jab to the nose.#T4#
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Cephus throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cephus. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cephus.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cephus moves away.
Cephus dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
#CL#
Cephus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Cephus has him pressed against the cage.
Cephus misses with a body punch.
Daniel Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cephus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Cephus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cephus 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Cephus!
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