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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleveland Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cleveland Brown!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Kelly throws and low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Kelly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Kelly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Kelly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown pulls Kelly in close to his closed guard and prevents Kelly from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
Kelly controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Kelly throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kelly looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelly working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brown has passed into half guard!
Kelly is holding on to half guard well.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kelly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Kelly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kelly trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Brown is looking to advance position but Kelly won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Kelly dominated that round.
That's time! Kelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown misses with the combination.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Kelly blocks the leg kick.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kelly. Brown shrugs it off though.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Kelly back into the cage.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Kelly shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Kelly drops back down to his feet.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Kelly throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Cleveland Brown has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelly's calf.
Ken Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly gets the takedown into side control.
Brown wants to control but Kelly postures up.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Kelly has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is going olschool here, as he tries to force Brown to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brown shrugs it off.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Kelly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kelly controlling his opponent.
Kelly wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Kelly unloading with bombs!
Kelly cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Kelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Brown's cut.
That's time! Kelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kelly misses with a leg kick.
Brown cracks Kelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Kelly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brown did well to prevent Kelly getting side control.
Kelly wants to pass to mount but Brown is defending the position.
Kelly is working for a submission of some sort.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Kelly is taking a breather. Brown says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kelly is looking for a kimura here.
Brown trying to hold on to Kelly's head to control him but Kelly postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brown wants to improve his position but Kelly is controlling well.
Kelly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
Kelly is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kelly misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Kelly throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cleveland Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Ken Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cleveland Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cleveland Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cleveland Brown.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Kelly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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