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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 1317 p4p, 975 weight class) and Jay Steve (ranked 175 p4p, 134 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Criminal. Ned Kelly had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Steve!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Ned Kelly has been cut.
Steve misses the body punch
and Kelly counters with a one-two to the body.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Steve duly obliges.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Steve misses with a double jab
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly gets in close and instigates a 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!
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve.
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Steve 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.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve cracks Kelly with a nice body shot.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly misses with some punches.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve breaks the clinch.
Steve gets tackled into the cage by Kelly. Kelly maintains the clinch.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve working aggressively here.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly pushes Steve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Steve.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Steve is working Kelly over against the cage.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve working aggressively here.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steve.
Kelly wants to clinch but Steve slips to the side
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly looks to clinch
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly misses with a double jab
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Steve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ned Kelly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steve misses with a looping right.
Kelly rushes Steve and presses him up against the cage.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ned Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
Steve scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a head kick.
Jay Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Steve fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelly rather than just go for the knockout.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Kelly closes the distance and pushes Steve back into the cage.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Steve.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve.
Kelly misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve blocking some punches.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Steve misses with a body punch.
A short right from Steve.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve misses with some punches.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Steve.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve blocking some punches.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve lands a shoulder strike.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ned Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve scores with a decent looking hook.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly tries to clinch but Steve is having none of it.
Steve misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ned Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly thinks about countering with a head kick.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Kelly is looking for a counter combo.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Steve moves out of range easily.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly cracks Steve with an open hand slap.
Kelly pushes Steve up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve blocking some punches.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Steve.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelly.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ned Kelly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve with a nice cross.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Steve is avoiding it.
Steve misses with a hook to the body
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kelly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steve.
Steve fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly rushes Steve and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
A frustrated look appears on Steve's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve blocking some punches.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Ned Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Steve has knocked Kelly down with a huge combo! Steve steps away and waves a wobbly Kelly back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kelly is rocked!
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelly tries to clinch up
and Steve counters with a big right hand! Oh Kelly is in trouble here! Steve follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Steve!
In his post fight interview, Jay Steve started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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