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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's entrance music is (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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169 cm
27
150 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Kelly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bogie McGill! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McGill shoots in but no luck this time. Kelly throws a body punch but McGill moves out of range. McGill takes one to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but McGill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A big right from Kelly misses. McGill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. McGill does a little dance to reset his feet. Kelly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGill on the side of the head. McGill is looking to clinch. Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kelly throws a leg kick but McGill sees it coming and moves out of range. McGill shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelly tries to sprawl out of it but McGill 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. McGill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly. Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
McGill fails in his attempt to clinch. McGill moves out of range as Kelly strikes. Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. McGill wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of McGill's head. Kelly 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 misses with a looping right. Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Kelly lands a jab. Kelly misses with the combination.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. McGill saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McGill tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch. A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch. Kelly lands with a right to the head. Kelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch. Kelly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Nice body punch from Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McGill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kelly - that landed with a thud.
Kelly is pushing McGill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Kelly lands an uppercut. Kelly scores with a shot to the side of McGill's head. Kelly lands a left hand.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Kelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGill backwards. Come on Kelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kelly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McGill gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGill or not. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Kelly dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
McGill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGill ducks under a wild hook from Kelly. Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGill sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGill's head backwards. Bogie McGill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Kelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGill. McGill circles away out of range and recomposes himself. McGill shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily. Kelly missing with a left hand there. McGill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kelly jabs at McGill's body. Kelly digs a good hook to McGill's body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kelly misses with a hook. McGill ducked under it nicely. McGill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly. Connor Kelly is winning the standup battle so far. Kelly scores with a punch to the head. Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. McGill should have avoided that one. Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. McGill tries to clinch but Kelly moves away and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. McGill throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McGill is rocked! Kelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. McGill is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him? Kelly lands with a right hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on McGill's shoulder, as McGill tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McGill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. McGill seems to have recovered his senses. Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. McGill should have avoided that one. Kelly jabs at McGill's body. McGill is breathing heavily. Kelly throws a nice looking combination but McGill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. McGill closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab. Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing. McGill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGill there as he acknowledges the shot. The crowd cheers as Kelly lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGill doesn't seem phased though. McGill tries to clinch but fails miserably and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by McGill. Kelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGill at a distance.
McGill has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Kelly has closed the distance and engaged McGill in a clinch.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly avoiding damage.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head. Kelly wants the takedown. McGill is fighting it off but Kelly persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in McGill's guard against the cage. Kelly is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McGill is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McGill has escaped and now he's on top! McGill is fighting to break Kelly's control of his arms but Kelly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kelly is trying to control the position but McGill postures up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy. Kelly pulls McGill in close to prevent any damage. Kelly keeping full guard, as McGill tries to pass. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. McGill won't allow Kelly to sweep him here. McGill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Kelly dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McGill throws a combination that misses and Kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Kelly avoiding damage.
McGill looking to stall.
Good body shot from Kelly.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kelly for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right from Kelly on the inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly. Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGill can do to turn this around? A shot in the inside from Kelly. Kelly lands with a left to the head. Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kelly controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two 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. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Connor Kelly. Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but McGill is just out of range. Kelly closes the distance and clinches. McGill takes a shot to the head. McGill lands a body punch in the clinch. Nice body punch from Kelly. Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly. A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Kelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Kelly clinches up with McGill and pushes him back against the cage. Kelly stalling in the clinch.
Kelly is working McGill over against the cage. Good body shot from Kelly.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A body shot lands from Kelly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A short left from Kelly. Bogie McGill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kelly pressing his opponent against the cage. Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kelly lands a nice hook to McGill's body. McGill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. McGill takes one on the button. Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
McGill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kelly connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight! Connor Kelly showed his dominance in that final round. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:24 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor 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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