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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cement Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook's entrance music is Mr Krinkle. A fine choice. Kelly has chosen Merle Haggard - The Fightin' Side Of Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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187 cm
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285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cement Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a head kick but Rook moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rook. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly takes the fight into the clinch.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rook misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a series of strikes. Rook will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelly closes the distance and pushes Rook back into the cage.
Rook tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
Rook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rook working hard to break the clinch.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rook wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rook wants a takedown.
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rook controlling from the top position.
Rook looking to pass the guard.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Rook from controlling successfully.
Kelly is trying to keep Rook in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Rook tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rook takes one to the chin there.
Rook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelly tries to land a front kick but Rook steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rook throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rook with a poor takedown
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Rook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly closes the distance and pushes Rook back into the cage.
Rook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rook is trying to break free.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rook blocking some punches.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.
Kelly has Rook pressed against the cage, preventing Rook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rook up against the cage.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kelly misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Rook.
Rook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rook tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the cage.
Rook has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
Rook takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Rook wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rook's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cement Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rook misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Rook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelly.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Rook scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rook lands a body shot.
Cement Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rook fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Rook shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kelly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rook passes into half guard.
Rook frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kelly has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kelly!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rook slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rook is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook throws a big right hand that misses.
Rook trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Kelly wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rook is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kelly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yuri Rook.
Rook misses with a straight right.
Yuri Rook is winning the standup battle so far.
Rook takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rook dips to his left and cracks Kelly with an uppercut!
Rook misses with a few strikes there.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Yuri Rook has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Rook pushes him off.
Rook cracks Kelly with an open hand slap.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Rook swings widly with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly lands with a right hand.
Rook throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Rook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Rook's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rook with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Kelly. That snapped Rook's head back.
Rook misses with a jab to the body
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Rook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kelly jabs at Rook's body.
Kelly forces Rook back against the cage and clinches.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelly stalling.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Rook misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly tests Rook's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
A nice combination there by Kelly.
Rook is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Rook on that attempt.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Rook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelly takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Rook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rook seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelly connects with a big uppercut there that sends Rook tumbling to the ground! Kelly follows him down into his guard.
Kelly landing with the ground and pound.
Kelly passes into half guard.
Rook is looking for a sweep. Kelly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to mount his opponent but Rook defends it.
Rook is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kelly lands a nice short elbow.
Rook manages to get to full guard.
Rook being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook seems keen to control Kelly's posture.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Rook looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Rook keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Rook is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rook is trying to keep Kelly in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly trying to control but Rook is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cement Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cement 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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