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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Trap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Kelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Trap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Kelly!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Trap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Ron Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trap feints and as Kelly raises his hands in defense, Trap changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trap wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Trap wanted to stand there but Kelly had control of the position.
Trap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trap wanted to stand there but Kelly had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly wants to stand up but Trap is controlling him.
Trap working some strikes from top position.
Trap is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Trap decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trap fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trap is trying to get back to full guard.
Trap kicks Kelly off and gets back to his feet.
Kelly looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trap throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly throws a right hand that Trap ducks under and follows up with a left that Trap also avoids with ease.
Kelly tries to sprawl but Trap drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Trap is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trap wants to pass to mount but Kelly is defending the position.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet.
Trap looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kelly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Trap stands up out of the half guard.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kelly counters with a nice body kick.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Trap swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trap checks the leg kick.
Trap has Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly wants to break free but Trap has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trap looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Trap dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trap shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed Trap's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trap shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Kelly connects with a high kick.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Trap closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kelly to the mat! Kelly manages to get full guard.
Trap pushes down on Kelly's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Trap stops Kelly from getting back to his feet.
Trap stands up from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Trap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws a nice head kick!
Trap fails with a takedown attempt.
Trap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trap takes the fight into the clinch.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Trap saw that one coming.
Trap pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Trap avoids it well.
Trap wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Trap throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trap tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trap will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kelly shoots in but Trap avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trap looks to land a body kick but Kelly moved away.
Trap tries to clinch but Kelly moves away
and Kelly counters with a three punch combo that has Trap backing up. Trap nods at Kelly to acknowledge the strikes.
Trap fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trap shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense.
Trap closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Trap lands in his opponent's guard.
Kelly wants to stand up but Trap is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trap forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trap landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trap looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kelly is trying to stand.
Trap not doing much here.
Trap scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Trap dominated that second round.
That's time! Trap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Trap changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kelly tries to avoid it but Trap manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kelly to the ground. Kelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Trap.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Trap closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kelly did well to prevent Trap getting side control.
Trap postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kelly to stand up.
Trap tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Trap shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trap moves into the clinch.
Trap is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Trap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Trap back to the cage. Kelly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trap shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Trap dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Kelly throws a series of strikes that have Trap backpedaling.
Trap closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kelly to the mat! Kelly manages to get full guard.
Trap stops Kelly from standing up.
Trap content to stall in guard here.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Trap from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Trap stops Kelly from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Trap.
Trap shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelly tries to sprawl out of it but Trap keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kelly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trap fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kelly avoids it really well and circles away.
Trap throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ron Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Trap on that attempt.
Trap bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jon Trap overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly prevents Trap from moving into mount.
Kelly is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Trap decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kelly to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trap doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Trap doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Trap slips a jab from Kelly.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trap.
Trap tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Trap shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Trap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jon Trap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trap avoids the head kick by Kelly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Trap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trap, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Trap!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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