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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Florian comes to the cage accompanied by That's what it is. Kelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Spaceboy. Ryfus Kelly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kenny Florian's chin.
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryfus Kelly!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Florian tries to clinch up.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Florian is just out of range.
Florian avoids the body shot from Kelly.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Florian shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Florian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly throws a body punch but Florian moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Kelly.
Kelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Florian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Florian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Florian blocks a jab.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Florian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
That's two 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 stuffs the takedown attempt from Florian. Florian gets slowly back to his feet.
Florian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelly pinned against the cage. Kelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Florian ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly takes a swing at Florian's ribcage but misses.
Florian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Florian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Florian avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Florian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelly swivels and escapes.
Florian ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Ryfus Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Florian shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelly tries to sprawl out of it but Florian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kelly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Florian moves away and avoids it.
Kelly takes a swing at Florian's ribcage but misses.
Kelly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kelly.
It looks like Kenny Florian has been cut.
Kelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Florian rather than just go for the knockout.
Florian dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Florian avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian is looking to clinch.
Kelly throws the left hand but Florian avoids the punch easily.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Florian moved away.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Florian shoots in for a double leg but Kelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Florian shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Florian showed some decent athleticism there.
Kelly is refusing to be controlled, as Florian sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryfus Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Florian'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.
Florian tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly 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 Florian manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Florian.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Florian slips a jab from Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Florian manages to avoid it.
Florian clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Florian ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly throws a hook but Florian blocks it.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Florian moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Florian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Florian closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kelly did well to prevent Florian getting side control.
Kelly is not content to let Florian control the position.
Florian is working for a kimura but Kelly is defending it quite comfortably.
Kelly is staying active underneath Florian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kelly makes his way to full guard, as Florian worked for a kimura.
Kelly has his hands on Florian's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Kelly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Florian!
Kelly gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Kelly tries to work over Florian's front leg with a kick but Florian checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Florian moved out of range nicely.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Florian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Florian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kelly but Kelly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Florian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Florian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Florian's shoulder, as Florian tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryfus Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Florian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Florian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Florian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Florian.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Florian shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed Florian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Florian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Florian was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Florian drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Florian stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly wants to stand and escape but Florian is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Florian tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelly is retaining full guard.
Florian works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Florian is looking for submissions but instead, Kelly has regained full guard.
Florian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Florian trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Florian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kenny Florian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryfus Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Florian being controlled here momentarily.
Kelly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Florian is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly controlling from mount.
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.
Kelly stands up from mount. Strange move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Florian.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Florian was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly takes a swing at Florian's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryfus Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kelly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryfus 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
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