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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callan Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Callan Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Kelly taking a breather.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Kelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Kelly darts in and clinches Striker up against the cage.
Striker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelly smiles and moves away.
Kelly rushes Striker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Striker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelly smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Striker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly forces Striker back against the cage and clinches.
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Striker fails to land the takedown.
Kelly forces Striker back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker tries to pull guard but Kelly holds him up against the cage and eventually Striker drops back down to his feet.
Kelly is looking to control Striker's arms but Striker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
Striker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Striker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
Striker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Striker fails to pull guard.
Striker scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Striker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelly swivels and escapes.
Striker instigates a clinch.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Striker fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Striker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Callan Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Striker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Striker off to one side.
Striker misses with a takedown attempt - Kelly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Striker is breathing heavily.
Striker shoots in but no luck this time.
Callan Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kelly obliges.
Striker jumps guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Striker takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Striker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Striker shoots in looking for a takedown but Kelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Striker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Striker looks for a takedown but Kelly sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelly, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly rushes Striker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Striker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Striker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kelly - the referee stops the clock and Striker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kelly. Striker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly drives through and clinches with Striker against the cage.
Kelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly effectively controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Callan Kelly dominated that round.
That's time! Striker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kelly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Striker.
Striker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly darts in and clinches Striker up against the cage.
Kelly wants to stall.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Striker, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kelly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Striker is trying to pull guard but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Callan Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Striker tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kelly taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Striker.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Striker working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker tries to pull guard but Kelly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Striker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kelly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Striker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kelly as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly moves into range and clinches up with Striker.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Striker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Striker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
Kelly gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kelly.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly closes the distance and pushes Striker back into the cage.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Striker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Striker, pushing him back against the cage.
Striker tries to pull guard but Kelly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Striker misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Striker moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Striker.
Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Striker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelly lands an elbow inside that Striker shrugs off.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Striker in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Striker is trying to pull guard but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Jason Striker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Striker.
Striker wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Callan 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!
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Striker in a clinch.
Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Striker shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Striker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kelly avoids it really well and circles away.
Striker slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Kelly stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Striker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Kelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Striker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kelly rushes Striker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Striker avoids it well.
Striker blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Kelly clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
Kelly looking to stall.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Kelly pushes Striker up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly has Striker pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Striker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Striker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Striker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Striker gets tackled into the cage by Kelly. Kelly maintains the clinch.
Striker tries to pull guard but Kelly holds him up against the cage and eventually Striker drops back down to his feet.
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!
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Striker wants to clinch.
Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Striker gets tackled into the cage by Kelly. Kelly maintains the clinch.
Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly has managed to clinch.
Striker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Striker manages to pull guard.
Striker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Striker is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Striker is trying to control the position but Kelly postures up.
Jason Striker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Striker is really struggling to control Kelly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jason Striker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kelly drives through and clinches with Striker against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Striker 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. Striker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelly rushes Striker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Callan 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Callan Kelly!
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energy
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FIGHT
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