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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr tapout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fistfull of Dollars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, mr tapout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly gets the takedown into side control.
Kelly goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, tapout rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kelly's guard! Nice work there by tapout!
Kelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kelly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and tapout defends well.
tapout works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kelly wants to control but tapout is keeping busy and won't allow it.
tapout wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
tapout passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kelly!
Kelly is trying desperately to improve position.
tapout wants to control the pace but Kelly is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tapout with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kelly is wriggling around trying to escape.
tapout really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kelly tries to lock up and control but tapout gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kelly looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Kelly tries to break free.
tapout avoiding Kelly 's attempts to control his hands.
Kelly is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kelly trying to control the hands but tapout won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tapout is hanging on to Kelly's back as he tries to escape.
Kelly showing good submission defense here.
Kelly is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from tapout 's hooks.
Kelly defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from tapout.
Kelly is desperately trying to improve his position but tapout has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kelly is looking for a sweep. tapout is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kelly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kelly isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. tapout stacks Kelly on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by tapout!
tapout is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tapout tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no tapout has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
tapout is breathing heavily.
Kelly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is stalling here. tapout is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kelly seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and tapout has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kelly tries to improve position but can't.
tapout tries for a kimura but Kelly is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Kelly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kelly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on tapout's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kelly is trying to control but tapout manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that mr tapout will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
tapout misses with a takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
tapout is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kelly pulls his head out easily.
Kelly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so tapout is just riding it out for now. Kelly eventually gives up the hold.
Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. tapout doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but tapout still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, tapout has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kelly tries to bench press tapout off him but tapout keeps the position.
tapout is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly is looking for a sweep.
Kelly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kelly prevents tapout from improving position.
Kelly is trying to get back to half guard.
tapout tries to advance to mount but Kelly denies him.
tapout will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
tapout working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tapout feints and as Kelly raises his hands in defense, tapout changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but tapout can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
tapout passes Kelly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
tapout with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
tapout has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
tapout has control of Kelly's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kelly regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from tapout.
Kelly actively working from the bottom here.
Kelly actively working from the bottom here.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard.
Kelly is looking to escape.
tapout controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ned Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kelly shoots and misses
and tapout counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kelly tries to roll over but tapout keeps him under control.
Kelly pushes tapout off looking to stand but tapout dives back in and keeps control.
Kelly is staying active underneath tapout, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kelly trying to control here.
tapout wants to take a breather but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelly actively working from the bottom here.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with tapout in particular looking to stall.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
tapout looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is defending against the submission attempts here by tapout.
Kelly trying to hold on to tapout's head to control him but tapout postures up.
mr tapout overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly is in trouble now - tapout has advanced to mount!
Kelly flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelly tries to hold on but tapout pushes him away.
Kelly is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tapout wants to control the pace but Kelly is squirming around nicely.
Kelly is wriggling around trying to escape.
tapout with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kelly wants to hold on but tapout pushes him away.
tapout looking to control but Kelly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
tapout prevents Kelly from getting the reversal.
tapout working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kelly blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly is trying to escape the mount.
Kelly sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that's the end of the fight!
mr tapout showed his dominance in that final round.
Well tapout 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr tapout!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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