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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 1068 p4p, 2054 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 142 p4p, 251 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Vigilante. Archer has chosen No Church In The Wild - Kanye West as his entrance music. Sterling Archer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ned Kelly's chin.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer has a takedown stuffed.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
Kelly fires out a quick counter leg kick but Archer just manages to avoid it.
Archer misses with a right hand
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Archer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kelly instigates a clinch.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
Archer looking for a takedown.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kelly.
Archer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Archer throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Archer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelly throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
Archer is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kelly moves out of range as Archer strikes.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Archer.
Archer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Ned Kelly has been cut.
Archer misses with a hook.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Archer throws a big counter head kick but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Archer's shoulder, as Archer tries to avoid the shot.
Kelly cracks Archer with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Archer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Archer misses with a body shot.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Archer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.
Kelly has managed to clinch.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Archer.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Archer slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick
and Archer counters with a three punch combo that has Kelly backing up. Kelly nods at Archer to acknowledge the strikes.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Archer's head but Archer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Archer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Archer as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelly lands the left hand.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Archer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Archer misses with a right hand
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelly is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer lands a nice shot that snaps Kelly's head back.
Archer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Archer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ned Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ned Kelly'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.
Archer avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Archer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kelly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Archer backs up against the cage.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Archer. That did some damage!
Archer cracks a nice hook into Kelly's ribs.
Archer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Archer counters with a nice right hand that sends Kelly toppling to the canvas! Kelly scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Archer finish him?!
Kelly is rocked!
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!
Archer lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Archer throws a pinpoint strike between Kelly's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Kelly crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Archer scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sterling Archer!
A relieved looking Sterling Archer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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