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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Kayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayo comes to the ring accompanied by Judith . Kelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Theme From Black Belt Jones. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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219 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Kayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Kelly!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayo moves into the clinch.
Kayo is trying to stall.
Kayo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kayo looking for a takedown.
Kayo scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Kayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kayo managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kayo is trying to trip Kelly. He has hold of a leg but Kelly is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kayo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.
Kelly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kayo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kayo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kelly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kayo throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Kayo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kayo 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.
Kayo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly preventing the sweep.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Kayo managing to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Bubba Kayo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kayo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelly stalks Kayo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kayo's face. Kayo staggers backwards, shaken.
Kelly has managed to clinch.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kayo misses with some punches.
Kayo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayo tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
Kayo tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
A knee to the head by Kelly.
A right hand to the body from Kayo.
Kayo taking a breather.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kayo lands a left hand.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kayo is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kayo.
Kayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayo.
Kayo is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Kayo into the ropes.
Kayo tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Kayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kelly.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayo.
Kayo taking a breather.
Kayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kayo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kayo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Kayo gets an underhook and turns Kelly into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kayo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kayo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kelly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kayo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kelly or not.
Kayo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kelly up against the ropes.
Kayo has hold of one of Kelly's legs. Kelly is fighting the takedown attempt but Kayo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Kayo from controlling successfully.
Kelly has his hands on Kayo's head, controlling the position.
Kelly is trying to keep Kayo in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayo throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Kayo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kayo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelly has wrist control.
Kayo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kayo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kelly looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kelly looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kelly!
Kelly trying to control the action but Kayo is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kayo is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kayo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Kelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kelly moves into range and clinches up with Kayo.
Kelly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kayo digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
Kelly pushes off an throws an elbow but Kayo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kayo scores with a shoulder strike.
Kayo looking for a takedown.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayo avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Kayo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kayo.
Kayo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Kelly.
A short left from Kayo.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kayo.
Kayo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kelly just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kayo lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Kayo.
Kayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Kayo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Kayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayo lands with a left to the head.
Kayo can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kayo blocks it with crossed arms.
Kayo 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. Kayo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kayo fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Kayo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kayo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelly smiles and moves away.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kayo darts in trying to clinch
and Kelly counters with a big head kick but Kayo shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head kick but Kayo moves out of range.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
A short right from Kayo on the inside.
Kayo avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayo.
Kayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly wants to stall.
Kayo stalling.
Kayo working aggressively here.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Kayo's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kayo as Kelly tries to tie him up.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kayo is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kayo can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayo avoids the damage to the body.
Kayo jumps guard but Kelly stands there with Kayo around his waist. Kayo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayo avoids the damage to the body.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Kayo.
Kayo lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayo.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kayo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Kayo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kayo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kayo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kayo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kayo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kayo has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayo crunches a lovely knee into Kelly's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kayo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kayo lands with a right to the head.
Kayo pulls Kelly into guard.
Kayo is pulling down on Kelly's head to control his posture.
Kayo'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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kayo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Kelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kayo is looking to clinch.
Jim Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kayo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly takes the fight into the clinch.
Kelly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kayo.
Kayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kayo is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly is pressed up against the ropes. Kayo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kelly down to the mat. Kelly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Kayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kayo wants a takedown but no success here.
Kayo scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kayo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Kayo has Kelly pushed against the ropes.
Kayo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kayo tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
Kelly tries to pull guard but Kayo won't allow it.
Kelly lands a knee to the head.
Kayo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Kayo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly lands a good knee to the midsection. Kayo won't want to take too many of those.
Kayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
Kayo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kayo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a knee to the head.
Bubba Kayo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kayo trying to stall but Kelly improves his position.
Kayo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kayo tries to pull guard but Kelly holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kayo drops back down to his feet.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but Kayo blocks with his arms.
Kayo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kayo can't get the takedown.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayo.
Kayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kayo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly fails to pull guard.
Kelly leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Kayo fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly landing knees to the head.
Kayo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Kayo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayo pulls guard successfully.
Kayo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kayo, not yet.
Kelly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kelly won't allow Kayo to sweep him here.
Kelly advances position into side control!
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Kayo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kelly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kayo tries to buck Kelly off but Kelly is having none of it.
Jim Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kayo wants to control but Kelly postures up.
Kayo is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Kayo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Kayo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bubba Kayo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jim Kelly wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kelly staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kayo 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Kayo!
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