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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cristofer Kelley (ranked 2022 p4p, 2012 weight class) and Martin Tyson (ranked 203 p4p, 202 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tyson's choice of entrance music: Till I Collapse - Eminem. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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178 cm
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165
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cristofer Kelley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelley, as that shot connected.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Kelley tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Kelley tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Kelley clinches.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Kelley is controlling him.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Tyson is trying to push Kelley away but Kelley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyson effectively controlling the action here.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Tyson.
Tyson is trying to push Kelley away but Kelley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelley.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Kelley lands a nice uppercut.
Tyson is trying to push Kelley away but Kelley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Kelley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelley has double underhooks.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Kelley cracks Tyson with a nice body shot.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kelley or not.
Tyson lands an uppercut.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Tyson.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelley won't allow it.
Kelley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelley.
Kelley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to circle away but Kelley has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Tyson stalling in the clinch but Kelley improves position.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Kelley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tyson.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Kelley avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Kelley controls the action.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Kelley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cristofer Kelley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kelley slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelley tries to clinch
and Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kelley thinking.
Kelley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Kelley clinches with his opponent.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Kelley gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Kelley prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelley controls his hands.
Kelley keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson is trying to push Kelley away but Kelley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Tyson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelley.
Tyson is trying to stall.
Tyson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kelley on the inside.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Tyson trying to control the position but instead, Kelley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyson into the cage.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
A right hook to the body lands for Tyson.
Kelley working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson is stalling here.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson controlling the action here for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Kelley.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kelleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelley.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelley.
Tyson throws a counter combo.
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelley wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Tyson misses with a hook to the body
and Kelley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
Kelley misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelley moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Tyson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kelley tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
A nice side step and Tyson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martin Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelley wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cristofer Kelley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyson moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
As Kelley backs off Tyson throws a huge counter combo but Kelley manages to avoid it all.
Martin Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelley tries to clinch up.
Kelley closes the distance and clinches.
Kelley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelley can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Kelley lands a nice uppercut.
Cristofer Kelley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Kelley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson is stalling here.
Kelley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyson is rocked!
Tyson is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Tyson stalling against the cage.
Kelley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson is looking to control Kelley's arms but Kelley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyson has his back to the cage.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Kelley.
Cristofer Kelley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelley finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyson seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Tyson wants to break free but Kelley has control.
Kelley letting Tyson take a breather here.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson stalling the fight.
Kelley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley letting Tyson take a breather here.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelley pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cristofer Kelley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kelley, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristofer Kelley!
Cristofer Kelley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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