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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Kellman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Cro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Kellman!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellman is looking to clinch.
Kellman clinches up with Cro and pushes him back against the cage.
Cro keeps control of Kellman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kellman keeps control of Cro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kellman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kellman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kellman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kellman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cro looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cro avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cro checks a leg kick.
Kellman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cro, pushing him back against the cage.
Cro wants to break free but Kellman has control.
Kellman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kellman wants to get back to striking at distance but Cro won't allow it.
Cro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kellman can't break the clinch.
Cro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kellman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cro is breathing heavily.
Kellman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cro manages to break the clinch.
Cro moves out of range of the body kick from Kellman.
Cro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro tries to clinch but Kellman moves away
and Kellman counters with a low kick, right behind Cro 's knee.
Kellman stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Cro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kellman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cro sprawls well initially but Kellman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cro wants to get back to full guard.
Kellman seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cro wants to improve his position but Kellman is controlling well.
Kellman wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Cro uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Cro manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cro thows a body kick. Kellman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kellman lands a nice shot to the body.
Cro shoots in and drives through. Kellman sprawls well.
Cro tries to clinch up
and Kellman counters by moving into the clinch.
Kellman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cro manages to break the clinch.
Cro fails with the takedown
and Kellman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kellman.
Kellman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cro but Cro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kellman pinned against the cage. Kellman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kellman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kellman counters with a single leg into guard. Cro didn't expect that.
Kellman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kellman preventing the sweep.
Kellman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kellman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kellman 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellman stands up from Cro's guard - Kellman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kellman scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Mirko Cro has been cut.
Cro with a poor takedown
and Kellman counters with a low kick, right behind Cro 's knee.
Kellman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kellman throws a one two combo.
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!
Cro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kellman as he jumps to the side.
Kellman tries to clinch but Cro is having none of it.
Kellman clinches.
Kellman tries to break the clinch but Cro is controlling the position.
Kellman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kellman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cro could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kellman tries to stand but Cro is controlling from the bottom.
Cro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cro unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kellman is squirming around, avoiding Cro's attempts to control the action.
Cro throws some wild stikes that Kellman manages to avoid easily.
Kellman tries to hold on but Cro postures up.
Kellman is squirming around, avoiding Cro's attempts to control the action.
Cro with the ground and pound from mount.
Kellman is rocked!
Kellman taking shots to the head.
Kellman is still in real trouble! Can Cro finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cro cracks Kellman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cro looking to secure an arm triangle but Kellman defends it well.
Cro unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Kellman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Cro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cro is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Cro.
Cro shoots and misses
and Cro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kellman is out of range and Cro settles back down.
Cro wants to slow Kellman down by chopping away at his legs.
Cro tries to clinch there but Kellman circles away.
Cro doesn't manage to clinch there - Kellman circles away.
Cro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kellman as he avoids it easily.
Cro throws the kick towards the body but Kellman avoids it.
Kellman stuffs the takedown attempt from Cro. Cro gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Cro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kellman stuffs the takedown attempt from Cro. Cro gets slowly back to his feet.
Cro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cro tries a head kick but it misses.
Mirko Cro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cro wants to clinch up but Kellman keeps it at a distance.
Cro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cro tries a head kick but it misses.
Cro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kellman pinned against the cage. Kellman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mirko Cro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Cro.
Cro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kellman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cro throws a sloppy head kick and Kellman moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Kellman. No joy for Cro on that attempt.
Kellman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kellman blocks a head kick by Cro.
Cro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kellman but Kellman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kellman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kellman.
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.
Cro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kellman blocks a head kick by Cro.
Cro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cro looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kellman circles away.
Cro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kellman's waist but Kellman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cro off to one side.
Cro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cro misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cro.
Cro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cro tries to clinch but Kellman is having none of it.
Cro looks for a takedown but Kellman sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Cro.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cro.
Cro tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kellman as Cro shoots in.
Cro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cro tries a head kick but it misses.
Kellman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cro wants to clinch up but Kellman keeps it at a distance.
Cro wants to slow Kellman down by chopping away at his legs.
Cro wants to clinch up but Kellman keeps it at a distance.
Cro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kellman is fending him off so far but Cro persists. Nope, Kellman circles away and we're back to standing.
Cro fails with the takedown.
Cro throws a right and a left that Kellman avoids nicely.
Cro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniel Kellman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cro throws a head kick but Kellman moves out of range.
Cro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kellman swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Cro.
Kellman avoids the head kick by Cro.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cro. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cro throws a head kick but Kellman moves out of range.
Cro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four 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 fight stays on the outside here - Cro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kellman's waist but Kellman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cro off to one side.
Cro tries to land a front kick but Kellman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kellman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cro.
Cro looks for a takedown but Kellman sprawls well.
Cro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cro fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Kellman. No joy for Cro on that attempt.
Cro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kellman blocks a head kick by Cro.
Kellman avoids the head kick by Cro.
Cro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kellman stuffs the takedown attempt from Cro. Cro gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Kellman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mirko Cro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kellman moves in looking to clinch but Cro pushes him off.
Kellman wants to clinch up but Cro keeps it at a distance.
Kellman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kellman wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Kellman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cro doesn't seem phased though.
Cro keeps the fight on the outside.
Kellman seems to have recovered his senses.
Cro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kellman is looking to land body kicks.
Kellman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kellman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kellman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kellman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cro swats away the attempt to clinch by Kellman.
Cro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kellman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cro!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellman controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Kellman.
Cro is looking to improve his position but Kellman isn't that keen on the idea.
Cro regains half guard.
Kellman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cro is pressing down on Kellman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cro keeping full guard, as Kellman tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kellman!
Cro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kellman?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cro prevents Kellman from getting the reversal.
Kellman regains half guard.
Kellman is trying is best to control the position here.
Cro is looking to advance position but Kellman won't allow it.
Cro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kellman is trying to control but Cro passes into side control!
Kellman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kellman keeping control of the position.
Kellman is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellman tries to roll over but Cro keeps him under control.
Kellman is doing well to control the position and prevent Cro from advancing to side control.
Cro moves into full mount! Kellman won't be happy about that!
Kellman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kellman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cro tries to control but Kellman wriggling away.
Cro won't let Kellman get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kellman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kellman tries to kick Cro off but Cro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cro is trying to control the action in half guard but Kellman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kellman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kellman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kellman is keeping the position for now.
Kellman wants to stand but Cro is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cro postures up in Kellman's guard and throws a big left but Kellman blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cro looking to pass the guard.
Kellman is pulling down on Cro's head to control his posture.
Mirko Cro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Kellman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kellman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Kellman!
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energy
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hype
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