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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dayman. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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150 cm
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143 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Peppers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - Kelly coming out on top.
Peppers scores with a hook to the body. Kelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Brian Peppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peppers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peppers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peppers. Peppers obviously looking to wear him down.
Peppers wants to clinch.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers lands a head kick!
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a hook but Peppers avoids it easily.
Kelly swings for the body but Peppers moves out of range.
Peppers closes the distance and clinches.
Peppers misses with a knee strike.
Peppers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peppers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peppers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peppers.
Peppers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Peppers goes for a takedown attempt but Kelly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peppers has time to react.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peppers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Peppers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peppers doesn't seem bothered though.
Peppers throws a wild body kick that Kelly sees coming a mile off.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peppers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly stuns Peppers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
Peppers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kelly's head.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Peppers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peppers is looking to clinch.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Peppers throws a nice head kick!
Peppers throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick from Peppers lands but Kelly takes it in his stride.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly throws a right hand that Peppers ducks under and follows up with a left that Peppers also avoids with ease.
Peppers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Peppers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kelly sizes up Peppers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peppers.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peppers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Peppers misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peppers, pushing him back against the cage.
Peppers looking for a takedown.
Peppers misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Peppers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Peppers fails to land.
Nice body punch from Kelly - that landed with a thud.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Peppers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly slips a straight right by Peppers.
Kelly is looking to wear down Peppers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Kelly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
Kelly rushes Peppers and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly digs a right hand into Peppers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peppers's gas tank.
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Kelly dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Peppers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peppers throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peppers misses with a body kick.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peppers scores with a head kick.
Peppers looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Peppers closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
and Peppers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peppers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Charlie Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
No joy there for Peppers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Kelly.
Brian Peppers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly connects with a right hand. Peppers shakes it off.
Peppers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Peppers does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peppers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peppers connects with a high kick.
Peppers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Peppers saw that one coming.
Kelly walks into a stiff left hand from Peppers.
Peppers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peppers lands a high kick!
Kelly cracks Peppers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Peppers keeps Kelly at a distance using the push kick.
Peppers throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Peppers scores with a head kick.
Kelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Peppers.
A head kick misses from Peppers.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peppers looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Peppers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peppers darts in trying to clinch
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Peppers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peppers takes the fight into the 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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peppers.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
Peppers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peppers throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Peppers tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
Peppers looking to slow down the pace here.
Peppers has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Peppers scores with a knee to the head.
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peppers misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peppers throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly takes a swing at Peppers's ribcage but misses.
Peppers throws a nice head kick!
Peppers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Peppers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peppers looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peppers.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Peppers.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Peppers.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Peppers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelly cracks Peppers with a nice body shot.
Peppers is breathing heavily.
Peppers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Peppers has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peppers.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Peppers working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Peppers.
Peppers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Peppers won't allow it.
Kelly taking a breather.
Kelly is looking to control Peppers's arms but Peppers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charlie Kelly will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peppers has time to react.
Peppers throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Peppers is just out of range.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Peppers.
Peppers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Peppers throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Peppers throws out a powerful jab.
Peppers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Peppers.
A solid body kick from Peppers.
Kelly tries to clinch but Peppers moves out of range.
Kelly cracks Peppers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Peppers - that will leave a mark!
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Peppers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Peppers tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Peppers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Peppers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peppers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Peppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers staying out of range there.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Peppers on the side of the head.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Peppers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Peppers.
Peppers looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Peppers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peppers throws a head kick that half lands.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peppers manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peppers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kelly's head.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Donk. Kelly catches Peppers right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Peppers.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Peppers lands a nice looking body kick.
Kelly throws a right hand that Peppers ducks under and follows up with a left that Peppers also avoids with ease.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Peppers's ribs.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses.
Peppers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kelly's head.
Kelly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Peppers. That one must have hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly slips under a jab from Peppers.
Kelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Peppers counters with a solid body kick.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Peppers lands with a hook. Kelly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Peppers.
A thudding body kick lands there by Peppers!
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peppers.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Peppers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly swings for the body but Peppers moves out of range.
Peppers lands with a kick to the temple. Kelly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kelly avoids the head kick by Peppers.
Brian Peppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peppers throws a head kick that half lands.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charlie Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Peppers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charlie Kelly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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