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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zett Jukassa (ranked 1426 p4p, 2791 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 191 p4p, 348 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent MT
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zett Jukassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Jukassa blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Jukassa as the two fighters clinch.
Jukassa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jukassa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kelly throws an elbow that misses.
Jukassa has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Jukassa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jukassa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jukassa is defending well for now.
Kelly looking to throw knees to the head but Jukassa is blocking nicely.
Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelly misses with an elbow over the top.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Zett Jukassa has been cut.
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!
Jukassa scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
Jukassa lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kelly slowing the pace effectively.
Kelly told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kelly throws an elbow but misses.
Jukassa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jukassa avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Jukassa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kelly misses with an elbow over the top.
Jukassa dodges an elbow strike from Kelly.
Nice elbow from Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jukassa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Jukassa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Jukassa tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Jukassa back against the cage.
Jukassa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kelly lands a nice elbow from 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!
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jukassa lands with a left to the head.
Jukassa working hard to break the clinch.
Kelly lands a damaging elbow.
Jukassa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelly.
Kelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Jukassa in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the cage.
Jukassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jukassa is defending well for now.
Kelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kelly drops Jukassa with a big knee straight up the middle! Jukassa is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jukassa is rocked!
Zett Jukassa's cut is getting worse.
Jukassa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jukassa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ned Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Jukassa circles away and keeps his distance.
Jukassa misses with a looping right.
Jukassa looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Kelly wants to counter with a clinch but Jukassa pushes him away.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Jukassa circles away.
Kelly gets a clinch.
Jukassa letting Kelly take a breather here.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Jukassa blocks it.
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!
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jukassa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa is trying to force a seperation but Kelly has the dominant position.
Jukassa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Jukassa.
A big left from Jukassa misses.
Kelly tries to clinch but Jukassa moves out of range.
Jukassa misses with a straight right.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jukassa scores with a nice strike.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Jukassa pushes him off.
Jukassa lands a jab to the nose.
Jukassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jukassa tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jukassa.
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 Zett Jukassa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jukassa lands a nice hook to Kelly's body. Kelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Jukassa misses.
Jukassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Jukassa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jukassa connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
Jukassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly clinches.
Jukassa has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kelly is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jukassa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly keeps control of Jukassa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jukassa has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Jukassa blocks an elbow strike from Kelly.
Jukassa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Jukassa swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Jukassa cracks Kelly with a good jab.
Jukassa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Jukassa.
Jukassa scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukassa.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukassa thuds his right hand into Kelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelly is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Jukassa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jukassa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Jukassa finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa lands a jab to the nose.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Jukassa scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Jukassa fails to land.
Jukassa throws a head punch that misses.
Jukassa managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jukassa is defending well for now.
Jukassa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly seems to have recovered his senses.
Jukassa blocks an elbow strike.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jukassa.
Ned Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jukassa avoids the elbow strike from Kelly, against the cage.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jukassa is pressed up against the cage. Kelly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jukassa down to the mat. Jukassa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly prevents Jukassa from breaking the clinch.
Jukassa manages to break the clinch.
Zett Jukassa is winning the standup battle so far.
Jukassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Jukassa misses with a looping left.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jukassa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jukassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kelly wants to clinch
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jukassa scores with a body shot.
Jukassa digs a good body shot into Kelly's ribs.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jukassa's defenses.
Jukassa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right from Jukassa on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jukassa fails to land.
Jukassa misses with some punches.
Jukassa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jukassa.
Jukassa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly slows down the pace here.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jukassa blocks it with crossed arms.
Jukassa scores with a hook to the body.
Kelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jukassa throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Jukassa as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zett Jukassa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zett Jukassa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kelly slips under a jab from Jukassa.
Kelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kelly slips under a jab from Jukassa.
Kelly wants to counter with a clinch but Jukassa pushes him away.
Jukassa throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Jukassa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kelly in his tracks.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Jukassa circles away and keeps his distance.
Jukassa cracks Kelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jukassa connects with a crisp jab.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukassa thuds his right hand into Kelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly pushes Jukassa up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa is pressed up against the cage. Kelly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jukassa down to the mat. Jukassa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukassa.
Jukassa circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kelly to the canvas! Kelly doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jukassa keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zett Jukassa!
A victorious Zett Jukassa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ned Kelly spoke after the fight, saying 'im a fucking loser'.
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