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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Theme From Black Belt Jones. Jacare Cyde told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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219 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacare Cyde!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cyde.
Jacare Cyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cyde if he has to take too many more of those.
Cyde throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Cyde takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kelly clinches.
Kelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cyde working aggressively here.
Cyde working hard to break the clinch.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jacare Cyde has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kelly.
Cyde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cyde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Cyde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly controlling the action here for a moment.
Cyde tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Cyde takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cyde.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly stalls.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Cyde's ribcage.
Cyde looks gassed!
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cyde has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
Kelly leaning his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kelly.
Kelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kelly pulls guard effortlessly.
Cyde is looking to stand up but Kelly won't let him.
Kelly is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cyde is looking to stand up but Kelly won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelly pushes Cyde up against the cage in a clinch.
Cyde misses with the head strike.
Kelly landing knees to the head.
Kelly has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cyde uses from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cyde manages to get himself to full guard.
Kelly content to stall in guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jim Kelly wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kelly clinches.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cyde tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cyde's face.
Kelly landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Jacare Cyde's cut even more.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kelly working Cyde over with knees to the body.
Kelly connects with a knee to the head.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cyde in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Kelly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cyde up against the cage.
Kelly has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cyde uses from the top position.
Kelly is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cyde's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacare Cyde's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kelly drives through and clinches with Cyde against the cage.
Jim Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cyde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Jacare Cyde's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Kelly stalling against the cage.
Kelly manages to pull guard.
Kelly has his hands on Cyde's head, controlling the position.
Kelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cyde is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly moves nicely into side control.
Kelly controls the position.
Cyde tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Cyde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kelly has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cyde is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kelly controlling from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jim Kelly just wasn't active enough.
Kelly instigates a clinch.
Kelly lands a good knee to the midsection. Cyde won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kelly.
Kelly pulls guard effortlessly.
Kelly is pulling down on Cyde's head. It's preventing any offense from Cyde, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cyde has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kelly is proving hard to escape from.
Kelly wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cyde looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly drives through and clinches with Cyde against the cage.
Kelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kelly pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyde wants to stand but Kelly is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kelly manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacare Cyde's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kelly drives through and clinches with Cyde against the cage.
Cyde has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
Cyde takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Cyde can't break the clinch.
Kelly landing knees to the head.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Cyde's ribcage.
Kelly lands a good knee to the midsection. Cyde won't want to take too many of those.
Kelly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cyde's face.
Jacare Cyde's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kelly gets control of Cyde's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kelly will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cyde's guard.
Kelly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kelly pushing down on Cyde's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly stalling.
Cyde avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Kelly with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kelly moves into full mount! Cyde won't be happy about that!
Kelly controlling from mount.
Kelly's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jacare Cyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyde is trying to escape the mount.
Kelly controlling from the full mount.
We're going to have a standup here because Jim Kelly wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kelly gets a clinch.
Cyde looking to stall.
Cyde being controlled against the cage.
Kelly scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kelly obliges.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cyde in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cyde in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cyde takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Kelly.
Kelly leaning his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kelly.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jacare Cyde's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim 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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FIGHT
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