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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amin Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phelan Kell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sax comes to the cage accompanied by Infected Mushroom - Smashing The Opponent. Phelan Kell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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190 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amin Sax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phelan Kell!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sax will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A cross from Kell lands.
Sax fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kell avoids it really well and circles away.
Kell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sax doesn't seem bothered though.
Sax has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kell finds it's way round the side to connect with Sax's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Kell. That snapped Sax's head back.
Kell lands with a hook. Sax tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sax wants to pass the guard but Kell is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sax wants to control from the top but Kell keeps moving.
Sax looking to pass the guard.
Kell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sax is controlling him.
Kell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kell keeping moving, preventing Sax from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sax postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sax, into his guard.
Kell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sax shoots for a takedown but Kell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amin Sax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Kell. Beautiful body shot.
Kell connects with a looping right hand.
Kell misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Sax 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kell scores with a one two! Sax had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kell scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sax darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sax looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sax is working for a kimura but Kell is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sax.
Kell is positioning himself well to prevent Sax advancing to mount.
Kell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sax is trying to control the action in half guard but Kell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sax is looking for a kimura here.
Kell keeping control of the position.
Sax wants to advance to full mount but Kell doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sax not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sax throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phelan Kell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kell misses with a body shot.
Kell misses the jab.
Sax looks for a takedown but Kell sprawls well.
Sax takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sax looks to land a left hand but Kell moved out of range nicely.
Sax shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kell defends it nicely.
Kell misses with a straight right.
Kell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sax was well out of range. Poor timing from Kell.
Phelan Kell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sax slips a jab and a cross from Kell.
Kell thows a body shot but no joy.
Kell misses with a straight right.
Kell throws a shot from downtown. Sax moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sax.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amin Sax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kell works the jab nicely.
Sax shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kell defends it nicely.
Sax shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kell sprawls well. Kell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sax gets slowly back to his feet.
Kell with a nice cross.
Kell lands the left hand.
No luck for Sax with that takedown attempt.
Sax shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kell but Kell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kell cracks Sax with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kell as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Kell does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sax is defended easily by Kell.
Kell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sax under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kell cracks Sax with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sax takes one to the side of the head.
Phelan Kell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sax slips under a jab.
Kell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sax closes the distance and clinches up with Kell, looking for a takedown. Sax pushes Kell against the cage but Kell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sax has his takedown stuffed
and Kell counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sax shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body punch from Kell.
Kell thuds a left hand into Sax's body.
Kell connects with a crisp jab.
Sax throws a head kick that misses.
Sax takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot by Kell.
Kell connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sax tries a head kick but it misses.
Kell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sax looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sax at a distance.
Sax shoots in for a takedown but Kell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kell misses with a wild body shot.
Kell swinging wildly here.
Sax fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kell avoids it really well and circles away.
Kell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kell misses with a wild body shot.
Kell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kell misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kell cracks Sax with an open hand slap.
Sax throws a series of punches but Kell moves out of range.
Sax takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kell lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phelan Kell 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sax shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Kell coming out on top.
Danga de danga de dang - Kell scores with a four punch combination!
Sax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sax has time to react.
Kell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sax in his tracks.
Sax shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kell as he avoids it easily.
Kell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sax at a distance.
Sax looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kell is fending him off so far but Sax persists. Nope, Kell circles away and we're back to standing.
Sax takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sax avoids the body shot from Kell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab from Kell.
Sax on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sax shoots in for a takedown but Kell shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amin Sax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kell scores with the left hand. Sax knows he should have avoided that one.
Kell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kell scores with a jab.
Kell checks a leg kick nicely.
Kell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kell lands with a right hand.
Sax shoots for a double leg takedown but Kell sprawls well. He's pushed Sax's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sax is rocked!
Kell connects with a body shot that sends Sax's belly button to the back.
Kell lands with a nice combination. Sax backs away looking to recover.
Oh Sax is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Kell.
Amin Sax is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kell cracks Sax with a right hand to the side of the head.
Amin Sax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phelan Kell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kell lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Sax falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kell dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phelan Kell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Phelan Kell waved his t-shirt featuring Kobra Clothing Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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