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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Queen City Reggie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Queen City Reggie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly stuffs the takedown.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Reggie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Reggie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Reggie clinches.
Reggie is trying to stall.
Kelly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reggie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Reggie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Kelly.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Reggie avoids it well.
Reggie tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reggie is looking to clinch.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reggie checks a low kick from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reggie tries to clinch up.
Reggie lands a head kick. Kelly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kelly misses with a hook. Reggie ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Reggie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelly doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reggie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reggie checks a low kick from Kelly.
Reggie moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reggie tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Reggie moves out of range.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Reggie slips the punch.
Kelly misses the jab.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reggie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reggie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ron Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reggie momentarily.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like The Queen City Reggie has been cut.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reggie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly looks winded!
A clash of legs there as Reggie blocks the low kick.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reggie on the side of the head.
Reggie wants to clinch
and Kelly counters with a body kick that stops Reggie in his tracks momentarily.
Reggie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reggie swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reggie doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Kelly throws a right hand that Reggie ducks under and follows up with a left that Reggie also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reggie 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 throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reggie shoots in looking for a takedown but Kelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reggie 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kelly tries to bum rush Reggie with a series of wild strikes but Reggie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reggie tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly misses with a combination
and Reggie counters with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Reggie shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Queen City Reggie 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reggie is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up with Reggie , looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes Reggie against the cage but Reggie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Reggie has managed to clinch.
Reggie misses with an elbow over the top.
Reggie is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reggie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reggie is trying to break free.
Reggie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly keeps control of Reggie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reggie misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reggie tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the cage.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Reggie won't allow it.
Reggie wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Reggie tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the cage.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Reggie .
Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly punishes Reggie 's body with a nice straight punch.
Reggie slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Reggie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Reggie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reggie wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reggie lands a head kick!
Reggie wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Reggie tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Reggie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
Kelly tries to move into range but Reggie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reggie tries to clinch up.
Kelly works Reggie 's body with a nice hook.
Nice cross by Kelly.
Reggie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reggie moves away.
Reggie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reggie 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.
Reggie tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Reggie moved out of range.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick
and Reggie counters with a two punch combo.
Kelly looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reggie !
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kelly wants to finish this one by submission but Reggie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kelly.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kelly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kelly landing strikes from the mount.
Reggie is squirming around, avoiding Kelly's attempts to control the action.
Reggie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Reggie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Reggie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Queen City Reggie 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Reggie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reggie moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelly.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reggie shoots in for a double leg but Kelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reggie .
Reggie moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Reggie avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Reggie slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reggie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reggie has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Reggie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reggie uses from the top position.
Reggie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kelly, up you get!
Reggie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ron Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reggie tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Reggie misses with a head kick.
Kelly throws a lazy head kick
and Reggie counters by clinching up.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Reggie tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Reggie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Reggie does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reggie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly swings for the body but Reggie moves out of range.
Reggie feints a jab promting Kelly to slip. Reggie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kelly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reggie throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Reggie wants to clinch.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Ron Kelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reggie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reggie has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reggie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Reggie throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reggie 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reggie scrambles back to his feet.
Reggie 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.
Reggie is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reggie darts in trying to clinch
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
The Queen City Reggie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Reggie .
And that's the end of the fight!
The Queen City Reggie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Kelly!
A victorious Ron Kelly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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