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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Duque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kelly's choice of entrance music: R Kelly - Real talk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilberto Duque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duque but Duque pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duque closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Duque pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duque ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Duque has closed the distance and engaged Kelly in a clinch.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Duque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duque misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly is looking to control Duque's arms but Duque gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
Duque is trying to pull guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly stalling.
Duque is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Duque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duque tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kelly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
Duque tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
Duque changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Duque's body.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Duque misses.
Duque is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duque tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Duque tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Duque is out of range.
Duque shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kelly but Kelly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kelly misses with a hook. Duque ducked under it nicely.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Duque misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duque tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duque moves away.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Duque.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Duque takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duque throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Duque.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly.
Duque is looking to clinch.
Donk. Kelly catches Duque right on the button with a cross.
Duque has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duque shoots in and gets a takedown into Kelly's guard.
Kelly pulls Duque in close to his closed guard and prevents Duque from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly looking to control.
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!
Duque throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kelly duly obliges.
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
Duque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Duque misses with an uppercut.
Kelly swings for the body but Duque moves out of range.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duque shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed Duque's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duque's head.
Kelly scores with a jab. Duque acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Duque wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Duque moved out of range.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duque at a distance.
Duque shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Duque counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Duque trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duque.
Duque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duque won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Duque throwing strikes but missing.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Duque from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly seems keen to control Duque's posture.
Duque trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Duque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kelly sprawls well. Kelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duque gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Duque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duque takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly throws a body punch but Duque moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Duque wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duque closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kelly quickly recovers to half guard.
Kelly is looking to improve his position.
Kelly manages to get to full guard.
Duque trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Duque is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duque's guard.
Duque wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly connects with a couple of short punches.
Kelly's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duque working a defensive guard here.
Kelly landing some decent shots from guard.
Kelly trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Duque manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duque wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duque's guard.
Kelly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duque looking to control.
Kelly stopping the sweep attempt from Duque.
Kelly connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelly is one step ahead there.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Duque has wrist control.
Duque has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Duque is keeping the position.
Duque wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly postures up in Duque's guard and throws a big left but Duque blocks it.
Kelly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Duque keeps moving.
Gilberto Duque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly cracks Duque with a solid left hand.
Kelly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duque's head.
Kelly passes into half guard.
Kelly winds up and cracks Duque with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duque is refusing to be controlled, as Kelly sits in half guard.
Duque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gilberto Duque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Kelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duque keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Kelly!
A relieved looking Rob Kelly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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