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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Five Finger Death Punch -The Way of the Fist as his entrance music. Mark Anthony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Anthony! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kris Kelly! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anthony keeps the fight on the outside. Kelly tries to clinch there but Anthony circles away.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anthony displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kelly. Kelly shoots in but Anthony avoids the takedown attempt easily. Kelly wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Anthony slips under a jab from Kelly. Kelly wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kelly shoots for a takedown but Anthony saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Mark Anthony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Kelly. Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Anthony as Kelly shoots in. The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two 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. Kelly slips under a jab. Anthony displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab. Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kelly tries to clinch but Anthony moves out of range. Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anthony. Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Anthony pushes him off. Kelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anthony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt and Anthony counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kelly thows a body shot but no joy. Anthony misses with a double jab.
Anthony misses with an uppercut. Danga de danga de dang - Kelly scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Mark Anthony has been cut. No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthony.
Kelly misses with a double jab
and Anthony counters with a nice uppercut. Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Anthony avoids nicely. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Horrible takedown by Kelly or perhaps it was just good defense by Anthony which made him look bad. Kelly is looking to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kris Kelly will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Mark Anthony's cut. 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.
Kelly shoots for a double leg takedown but Anthony sprawls well. He's pushed Kelly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Kelly tries to clinch and Anthony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Nice jab there from Anthony. Kelly is looking to clinch but Anthony is avoiding it.
Kelly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anthony's head. Kelly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Kelly misses with an uppercut. Anthony saw that one coming. Kelly throws a combination that misses and Anthony counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kelly throws the left hand but Anthony avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kelly throws a nice head kick!
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anthony paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kelly tries to clinch and Anthony counters with a lovely shot to the body. Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anthony as he jumps to the side. Mark Anthony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Kelly. Kelly is looking to clinch. Kelly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Kelly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mark Anthony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anthony counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kelly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anthony. Kelly fails to land the takedown. Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anthony swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kelly throws a combination that misses and Anthony counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Anthony dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nice uppercut there from Anthony. Anthony lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kelly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anthony sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kelly somewhat. A punch combination from Kelly misses. Kelly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anthony swivels and escapes. No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly. Anthony scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A punch combination from Anthony misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Anthony defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kelly. Kelly misses with a combination
and Anthony counters with a straight right hand. Kelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Kelly throws a head kick that misses. Jab by Anthony. Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Anthony. Kelly misses with a body shot
and Anthony counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kris Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kelly shoots in for a double leg but Anthony sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Anthony dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Mark Anthony's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anthony. Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anthony counters with a lovely shot to the body. Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mark Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively. Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anthony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly closes the distance but Anthony moves to the side letting Anthony counter with a right hand. A slapping body kick lands there for Kelly. Kelly tries to clinch there but Anthony circles away.
Kelly lands a head kick. Anthony smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Kelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mark Anthony's cut is getting worse. Anthony is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anthony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Anthony's front leg but catches the back leg as Anthony tries to avoid it. Kelly tries to bum rush Anthony with a series of wild strikes but Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. 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! Kelly throws a head kick that half lands.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kelly misses with a combination
and Anthony counters with a nice uppercut. Kelly fails with a takedown attempt. Kelly throws a right hand that Anthony ducks under and follows up with a left that Anthony also avoids with ease. Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kris Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kelly misses with a looping right. Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Kelly throws a series of strikes that have Anthony backpedaling.
Kelly is looking to clinch. Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch. Anthony misses with an uppercut. Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Anthony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anthony manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight! Kris Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Kelly 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris 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
33% |
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