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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into the arena with (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger blaring out of the sound system. Lamope comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bulletproof kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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151 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itor Lamope!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamope checks a low kick from Kelly.
Kelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lamope tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lamope will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kelly shoots in for a double leg but Lamope sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Lamope.
An inside leg kick lands from Lamope.
Lamope tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Lamope bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lamope on the side of the head.
Lamope misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lamope looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Lamope misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Lamope is out of range.
Lamope throws a leg kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Lamope.
Lamope throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Itor Lamope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamope.
Lamope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamope throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Lamope closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamope attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope misses with a looping left.
Kelly tries to land a leg kick but Lamope saw it coming and moves away.
Lamope throws a nice looking combination but Kelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Lamope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelly doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Lamope is predictable there
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamope is just out of range.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamope throws out the jab.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lamope counters with a left and a right that stings Kelly.
Lamope moves to clinch but Kelly breaks away
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly misses with a leg kick.
Itor Lamope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lamope tries to work over Kelly's front leg with a kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Lamope.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamope.
Lamope is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kelly throws a jab when Lamope was well out of range.
Lamope misses with an uppercut
and Kelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lamope thinking.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamope.
Lamope misses with a wild body shot.
Lamope throws a low kick, looking for Kelly's leg but Kelly calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamope.
Lamope stuffs the takedown attempt from Kelly. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
Kelly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Lamope controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
Kelly trying to control but Lamope is working from the bottom.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope working for a triangle but Kelly defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Itor Lamope will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from Lamope.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lamope throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Lamope misses.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamope loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamope throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Lamope throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
A jab from Lamope does it's job there.
Lamope throws a leg kick
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lamope throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly blocks a leg kick.
Lamope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Lamope scores with a jab to the head.
Lamope misses with a low kick.
Kelly takes one on the button.
Kelly tries to move into range but Lamope moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lamope.
Kelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Lamope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly connects with a body shot.
Lamope misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lamope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Lamope.
Lamope walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lamope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Lamope throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope stuffs the takedown.
Lamope misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Lamope connects with a solid leg kick.
Lamope feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lamope tries to work over Kelly's front leg with a kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly is looking to wear down Lamope with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice jab there from Kelly.
Lamope misses with an uppercut
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Itor Lamope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamope misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Lamope 's knee.
Kelly shoots in and bounces Lamope off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Lamope is retaining full guard.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Lamope keeps moving.
Kelly tries to stand but Lamope is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope trying to keep a closed guard but Kelly is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Connor Kelly will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lamope looks to clinch
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamope misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lamope!
Kelly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kelly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lamope is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lamope keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kelly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lamope looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly is working for a guillotine from mount but Lamope frees his head quite easily.
Kelly looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Connor Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kelly looking to finish with strikes here!
Lamope keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kelly misses with some ground and pound and Lamope recovers position to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope is trying to maintain the position but Kelly is very close to passing his half guard.
Kelly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lamope tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
Kelly tries to pass to full mount but Lamope defends it.
Kelly is stalling here. Lamope is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kelly seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lamope has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope tries to advance to mount but can't.
What's Kelly going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Lamope trying to control the position but Kelly is working away.
Kelly keeps Lamope under control for a moment.
Lamope cracks Kelly with a big right hand but Kelly just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
An elbow from Lamope crashes against the mat.
Kelly tries to buck Lamope off but Lamope is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope working the head with strikes.
Lamope scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lamope connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kelly some visible discomfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamope working the head with strikes.
Kelly regains half guard.
Lamope takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kelly trying to control from the bottom.
Kelly keeping hold of Lamope's head, controlling as best he can.
Lamope seems to be working for a kimura but Kelly defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope prevents Kelly from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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