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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bulgelene Gossables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bulgelene Gossables!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gossables smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gossables smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gossables clinches with his opponent.
Gossables manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gossables working for a triangle but Kelly defends it easily.
Gossables is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Gossables preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gossables keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Kelly won't allow Gossables to sweep him here.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gossables is adopting a defensive guard.
Kelly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gossables tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelly postures up in Gossables's guard and throws a big left but Gossables blocks it.
Gossables manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kelly manages to get himself to full guard.
Kelly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gossables defends well.
Gossables slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gossables decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gossables pinned against the cage. Gossables gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gossables gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gossables is nestled in close to Kelly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kelly won't allow Gossables to pass to mount.
Kelly is looking for a sweep. Gossables is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gossables seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard.
Gossables performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Gossables might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bulgelene Gossables has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gossables scores with a three punch combo!
Gossables looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kelly!
Gossables unloading with bombs!
Kelly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gossables is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kelly has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gossables controlling his opponent.
Kelly is looking to improve his position but Gossables isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gossables controlling the position easily from mount.
Kelly looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kelly preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gossables.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bulgelene Gossables dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gossables moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gossables tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kelly is trying to pull guard but Gossables has him pressed against the cage.
Gossables drags the fight down to the ground.
Kelly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gossables manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kelly's best efforts.
Gossables is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Gossables missing with punches from the bottom.
Kelly tries to pass to full mount but Gossables defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gossables pushes Kelly off looking to stand but Kelly dives back in and keeps control.
Gossables throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kelly is pressing down on Gossables's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gossables is holding on for now.
Gossables manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kelly gets tackled into the cage by Gossables. Gossables maintains the clinch.
Kelly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly jumps guard and drags Gossables to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gossables controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kelly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kelly throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kelly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gossables!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gossables is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gossables is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gossables looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Gossables is squirming around, avoiding Kelly's attempts to control the action.
Kelly misses with a head shot.
Gossables controls the position.
Gossables can't escape the position.
Kelly tries to control but Gossables wriggling away.
Gossables is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gossables slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gossables kicks off Kelly and gets to his feet.
Gossables looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kelly!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Kelly is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gossables trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gossables lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Kelly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gossables looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bulgelene Gossables has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelly can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly tries to hold on but Gossables pushes him away.
Kelly is desperately trying to improve his position but Gossables has a good base and remains in mount.
Gossables controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bulgelene Gossables showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gossables lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelly gets caught flat footed, as Gossables shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kelly is rocked!
Kelly wants to improve his position but instead Gossables has moved into half guard.
Oh Kelly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gossables lands strikes from half guard.
Gossables is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Kelly is hurt! He's hurt bad - Gossables fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Kelly from any more punishment! Congratulations to Gossables! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bulgelene Gossables!
Our winner, Bulgelene Gossables, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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