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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymon Dorh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, R Kelly - Real talk. Dorh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Quiet Dog Bite Hard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raymon Dorh!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Dorh. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dorh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kelly lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dorh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dorh is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dorh trying to pass the guard but Kelly defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kelly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dorh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dorh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh wanted to stand there but Kelly had control of the position.
Kelly wants to sweep here but Dorh controlling him for the moment.
Kelly kicks Dorh off and gets to his feet.
Dorh takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Dorh saw that one coming.
Kelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A cross from Kelly lands.
Dorh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kelly sprawls well. Kelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dorh gets slowly back to his feet.
Dorh throws a nice looking combination but Kelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kelly misses with a shot to the body
and Dorh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dorh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly working over Dorh with some ground and pound. Dorh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Dorh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kelly is controlling the pace.
Kelly throwing shots but Dorh is blocking nicely.
Kelly is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dorh can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorh is not content to let Kelly control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rob Kelly just wasn't active enough.
Dorh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Dorh misses the body punch
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Dorh just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kelly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dorh's guard.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Dorh keeps moving.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dorh wants to stand and escape but Kelly is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dorh's head.
Dorh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly passes into half guard.
Kelly is trying to control. Dorh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dorh trying to control but Kelly postures up.
Kelly working over Dorh with some ground and pound. Dorh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dorh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kelly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kelly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dorh works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kelly chips away with some ground and pound.
Kelly advances to half guard.
Kelly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Kelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kelly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dorh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kelly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dorh is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kelly asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kelly lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dorh down.
Kelly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dorh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kelly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dorh wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kelly lands a few punches from side control.
Dorh is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dorh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dorh wants to get back to his feet.
Kelly cracks Dorh with a big right hand but Dorh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kelly controls the position.
Kelly working the body and head with strikes.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dorh wants to get back to his feet but Kelly drags him back down.
Kelly lands an elbow.
Dorh is looking for a sweep.
Dorh is breathing heavily.
Kelly controlling the position from side mount.
Kelly in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control but Dorh is keeping him busy.
Dorh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kelly passes to full mount!
Kelly has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dorh's face.
Kelly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kelly lands a big shot there that rocks Dorh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kelly controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a big shot there that rocks Dorh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kelly looking to control but Dorh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kelly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kelly controlling the pace for now.
Kelly has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kelly wants to control the pace but Dorh is squirming around nicely.
Dorh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kelly with a couple of short strikes.
Kelly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rob Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dorh is looking to get to half guard.
Kelly dominating with strikes here.
Kelly working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kelly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kelly raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly trying to control but Dorh is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Kelly dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kelly fails to land the takedown.
Dorh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dorh's guard now.
Dorh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dorh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dorh won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorh is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Kelly lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Dorh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly is chipping away with strikes.
Dorh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kelly.
Dorh is trying to improve his position.
Kelly working the ground and pound.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kelly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kelly taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dorh to see if he's OK.
Dorh wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kelly throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kelly advances nicely into full mount.
Dorh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dorh is working to get back to half guard.
Dorh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kelly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kelly controlling from mount.
Kelly scoring with strikes but Dorh is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly landing punches.
Dorh tries to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly unloading with bombs!
Dorh is looking to get to half guard.
Kelly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dorh hang on?
Kelly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kelly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kelly raining down shots from the mount!
Kelly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a big elbow.
Kelly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kelly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorh is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Raymon Dorh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kelly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kelly in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dorh is rocked!
Kelly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dorh is still in real trouble! Can Kelly finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly lands a big elbow.
Kelly postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Dorh bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kelly and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Kelly!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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