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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kelly (ranked 1403 p4p, 1155 weight class) and Jehu Christ (ranked 196 p4p, 160 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Rnb (feat. Bandit Gang Marco). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jehu Christ!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Kelly feinted with a counter takedown.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Despite the aggression on Christ's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christ throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christ swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Kelly changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christ connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kelly momentarily.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Christ throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Kelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christ at a distance.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Christ.
Christ avoids the body shot from Kelly.
A telegraphed right hand from Christ misses the target.
Kelly changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelly takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kelly controlling the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly wants to work for an arm triangle but Christ is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Christ is trying to stand back up but Kelly is controlling him
Kelly has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kelly controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kelly lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kelly landing strikes from the mount.
Kelly breaks from Christ's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kelly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly throwing strikes here but Christ is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Christ felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kelly scoring with strikes but Christ is staying in there.
Christ tries to buck Kelly off but he can't manage it.
Christ taking shots to the head.
Kelly throws some wild stikes that Christ manages to avoid easily.
Christ is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Christ holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kelly tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kelly won't let Christ get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kelly breaks from Christ's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kelly with good strikes from the mount here!
Kelly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Christ is looking to escape.
Kelly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Christ is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ bucks up and throws Kelly to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Christ moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Jehu Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christ lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelly off the cage and back into range.
Kelly is looking to wear down Christ with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good exchange - Christ coming out on top.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Christ pushes Kelly off looking to stand but Kelly dives back in and keeps control.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christ defending well though.
Christ is trying to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Kelly dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christ takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
A low kick from Christ is predictable there
and Kelly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Christ's guard.
Christ has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kelly is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kelly tries a body shot but Christ blocks it.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Christ is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Christ's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Christ working hard to break the clinch.
Christ misses with a body punch.
Christ prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Christ lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Christ's head.
Christ misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Christ 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.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Christ pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
Christ misses with a double jab
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kelly stops Christ from getting back to his feet.
Christ kicks off Kelly and gets to his feet.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Christ misses.
Kelly misses with a hook
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Christ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kelly scores with a takedown into Christ's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Christ manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christ loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Christ throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelly counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Christ!
Kelly tries to move into full mount but can't pass Christ's legs.
Christ is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kelly has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Christ wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kelly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
You get the feeling that Christ really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kelly with the ground and pound from mount.
Christ is in a horrible position here. Kelly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kelly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Christ?
Christ bucks Kelly off and manages to get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly attempts a counter takedown but Christ avoids it well and moves away.
Kelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly slips under a jab from Christ.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Jehu Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Kelly drops down looking for a counter takedown but Christ sprawls and moves away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Christ enables Kelly to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Christ manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kelly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly stops Christ from standing up.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Christ swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Christ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Kelly will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christ.
Christ throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Kelly looks to land a combination. Christ sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Christ throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a single leg into guard. Christ didn't expect that.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly chips away with some ground and pound.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christ is keeping the position for now.
Christ avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ is looking to stand up but Kelly isn't so interested in that idea.
Kelly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Robert Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Christ is retaining full guard.
Christ wants to stand and escape but Kelly is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly drops down looking for a counter takedown but Christ sprawls and moves away.
Kelly swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christ.
Christ throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Christ manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kelly leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Christ scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Christ lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ scores with a nice hook to the head.
Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Kelly.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christ's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Christ misses the target.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kelly closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Christ's guard.
Christ pushes Kelly off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christ moves out of range of the strikes.
Christ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christ slips under a jab from Kelly.
Kelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Christ throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jehu Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christ throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Christ manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kelly keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Christ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kelly tries a body shot but Christ blocks it.
Come on Kelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly is leaning against Christ and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kelly.
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 Robert Kelly.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kelly, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Kelly!
Robert Kelly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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