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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ossss Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford has chosen Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row as his entrance music. Ossss Steve looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossss Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Letchford!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letchford connects with a jab.
Steve looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Steve takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steve shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Letchford as he avoids it easily.
Letchford lands a front kick.
Letchford scores with a punch to the head.
Steve dives in and grabs Letchford's left leg, looking for a takedown. Letchford pushes down on Steve's head and hops out.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Steve doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Letchford counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ossss Steve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Letchford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Letchford 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Letchford, right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Letchford!
Decent striking displayed by Letchford there.
Letchford delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Letchford does it's job there.
Letchford lands a jab to Steve's midsection.
Letchford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Steve ducks right into an uppercut from Letchford.
Letchford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Letchford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Letchford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Letchford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Letchford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Letchford throws a leg kick which misses Steve's front leg but catches the back leg as Steve tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.
Letchford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steve's sensitive parts.
Steve on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Letchford. Letchford obviously looking to wear him down.
Letchford pushes Steve away with a front kick.
Letchford catches Steve with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Letchford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steve's calf.
Letchford is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steve had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Letchford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letchford thumps Steve with a low kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Steve. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Good leg kick by Letchford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steve will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Letchford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kelvin Letchford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Letchford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Steve tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Letchford swivels and escapes.
Letchford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ossss Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letchford throws a leg kick which misses Steve's front leg but catches the back leg as Steve tries to avoid it.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Letchford pushes Steve away with a front kick.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steve takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Letchford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Letchford lands a really nice looking cross but Steve seems unphased.
Letchford with a nice cross.
Steve walks into a straight right hand from Letchford.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Letchford lands but Steve takes it in his stride.
Letchford lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a nice inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Letchford!
Letchford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve with a poor takedown
and Letchford counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Letchford.
Letchford lands a leg kick that knocks Steve off balance momentarily.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steve's sensitive parts.
Letchford jabs Steve to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Letchford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steve's sensitive parts.
Steve is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steve's sensitive parts.
Steve tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Letchford connects with a body shot that sends Steve's belly button to the back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Letchford, right into the meat.
Letchford lands a head kick. Steve smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letchford lands with an uppercut that bounces Steve off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. Steve looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Letchford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.
Steve takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Letchford pushes Steve away with a front kick.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Steve takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Letchford.
Letchford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Letchford pushes Steve away with a front kick.
Letchford scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steve takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Letchford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Letchford throws a combination. Steve tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Letchford lands a nice hook to Steve's body. Steve takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Letchford dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Letchford. Steve shrugs it off though.
Letchford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letchford.
Letchford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Letchford delivers a nice body kick.
Letchford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Letchford connects with an inside leg kick.
Letchford lands a jab to the nose.
Letchford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Steve crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Letchford - the referee stops the clock and Steve gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Letchford. Steve manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Steve takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steve is rocked!
BOOM! Letchford lands a beautiful left hook that drops Steve. Steve tries to recover but Letchford is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Steve lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Letchford!
Kelvin Letchford was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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