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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Williams!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Stephen Williams has been cut.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Williams closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Williams wants to clinch
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Kelly is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kelly walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kelly misses
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Kelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Williams tries to clinch
and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Kelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the cage.
Kelly tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams is trying to break free.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams trying to stall but Kelly improves his position.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Kelly is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams is trying to stall.
Williams tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelly's efforts to push away.
Kelly is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick but Kelly moved away.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williams scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Kelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stephen Williams'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.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kelly's knee momentarily.
Kelly darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Kelly stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams keeps control of Kelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelly. That did some damage!
Williams is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams cracks the inside of Kelly's front leg.
Kelly tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Williams is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Williams is trying to stall.
Williams has Kelly pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kelly avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kelly as Williams tries to tie him up.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Kelly counters by clinching up.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kelly up against the cage.
Williams is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeps control of Kelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bob Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Williams.
Kelly tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kelly prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams gets a clinch.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kelly keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Kelly has the dominant position.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kelly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams tries to break free but Kelly pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Kelly has the dominant position.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelly moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stephen Williams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams keeps control of Kelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bob Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams dives in and grabs Kelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Stephen Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelly is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Kelly counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelly's calf.
Williams tries to clinch but Kelly moves away
and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kelly is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kelly tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kelly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.
Kelly has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Bob Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Williams.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams trying to stall but Kelly improves his position.
Kelly avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Williams is trying to break free.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Williams moves away from the strike by Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams wants to clinch
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bob Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Williams tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Williams wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Williams.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
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.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Williams moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Kelly 's knee.
Kelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Williams is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob Kelly.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bob Kelly!
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