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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ban Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by R Kelly - Real talk. Kim has chosen Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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174 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban Ki Kim!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ban Ki Kim has been cut.
Kim misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelly.
Kelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kim throws a leg kick but Kelly checks it.
Kim tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kim throws a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim avoids the body shot from Kelly.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Kim wants to clinch.
Kim misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a left to the body.
Kim gets a clinch.
Kim lands an elbow just above Kelly 's eye.
Nice elbow from Kim.
It looks like Rob Kelly has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kim controlling the action here for a moment.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly takes an elbow to the temple.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim effectively controlling the action here.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kelly tries to score a body lock takedown but Kim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
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 Rob Kelly will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Kim slows down the pace here.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kelly being controlled against the cage.
Kelly leaning against his opponent.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kelly takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Kelly is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kelly blocks the elbow strike.
Kelly dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kelly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kim smiles and moves away.
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kelly swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kelly cracks Kim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kim scores with a hook to the body. Kelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Kim as Kelly shoots in.
A clash of legs there as Kelly blocks the low kick.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kim throws out the jab.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Rob Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim counters by clinching up.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kelly's defenses.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kelly wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kelly's face.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kelly pushes Kim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Kelly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ban Ki Kim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Kim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kelly looking to slow down the pace here.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly being controlled against the cage.
Kelly takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kelly looking for a takedown.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Kim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kelly trying to stall but Kim improves his position.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Kim manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Kelly shrugs off.
Kelly looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kim lands an elbow just above Kelly 's eye.
Kelly is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
Ban Ki Kim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim letting Kelly take a breather here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly is working for takedown but Kim is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Kim working Kelly over with knees to the body.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Kelly shrugs off.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Kelly in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kim.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim working Kelly over with knees to the body.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kim lands an elbow just above Kelly 's eye.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kelly trying to stall but Kim improves his position.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ban Ki Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kim 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ban Ki Kim!
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