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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kelly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jedi Mind Tricks / Retaliation . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Koistinen in a clinch.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Koistinen misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
Koistinen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koistinen misses with some punches.
Kelly lands a knee to the head.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly pushes Koistinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly just leaning against Koistinen, taking a breather.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly stalling the fight.
Koistinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koistinen misses with some punches.
Koistinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Kelly stalling.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly gets through Koistinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koistinen is trying to pull guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Koistinen tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
George Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristus Koistinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Koistinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koistinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelly working Koistinen over with knees to the body.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koistinen. That did some damage!
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koistinen.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Koistinen misses
and Kelly counters with a leg kick.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Koistinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Kelly.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koistinen. Koistinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koistinen.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice kick to the body.
Koistinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koistinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
A jab from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelly.
Koistinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koistinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kelly jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koistinen misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Koistinen 's knee.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koistinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koistinen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kelly feints and then cracks Koistinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koistinen down.
Koistinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly thuds his right hand into Koistinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Kelly tenderised Koistinen's leg. Koistinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koistinen.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koistinen.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kelly duly obliges.
Koistinen misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Koistinen 's knee.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koistinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koistinen misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Koistinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kristus Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koistinen eats them both and turns towards Kelly to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Koistinen blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Koistinen misses the jab.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Koistinen moved away.
Kelly slips a jab from Koistinen.
Kelly cracks Koistinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koistinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koistinen tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Koistinen throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Kelly feints and then cracks Koistinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koistinen down.
Koistinen 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.
A leg kick checked by Kelly.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koistinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelly.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kelly scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koistinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly punishes Koistinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Kelly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koistinen takes a step back to recover.
Kelly moves forwards but Koistinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koistinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kelly moves into range and clinches up with Koistinen.
Kelly looking to throw knees to the head but Koistinen is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Koistinen fails to land.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koistinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koistinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Koistinen controls his hands.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
Koistinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Kelly connects with a knee to the head.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly gets through Koistinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Kelly.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
Koistinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
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 lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koistinen or not.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Koistinen fails to land.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
George Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Come on Kelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Koistinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koistinen avoids a kick to the body.
Koistinen stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut.
Koistinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Koistinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Koistinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Koistinen blocks it.
Kelly trying to stall but Koistinen improves his position.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Koistinen tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koistinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly is stalling here.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koistinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koistinen misses with some punches.
Kelly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koistinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koistinen or not.
A head punch on the inside from Koistinen fails to land.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koistinen.
Koistinen lands with a left to the head.
Kelly connects with a knee to the head.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koistinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koistinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Kelly landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Koistinen fails to land.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koistinens head.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Kelly.
Kelly pushes Koistinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly pushes Koistinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koistinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koistinen can do to turn this around?
Kelly lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Koistinen taking a breather.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly stalling the fight.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Koistinen's head.
Koistinen misses with a body punch.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly effectively controlling the action here.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
Koistinen is rocked!
Koistinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Koistinen into the cage.
Kelly presses Koistinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a punch to the body.
Koistinen has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koistinen.
Kelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koistinen has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Koistinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Koistinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Kelly.
Koistinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Koistinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koistinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Koistinen's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly clearly takes that round.
That's time! Kelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Koistinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koistinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Koistinen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kelly to keep the fight standing.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Koistinen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Koistinen misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Koistinen misses.
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Koistinen down.
Nice straight punches there by Kelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelly.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Kelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koistinen's sensitive parts.
Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Kelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Koistinen was not able to check.
Nice body kick from Kelly.
Koistinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Koistinen moves out of range easily.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koistinen.
Kelly throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koistinen throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Koistinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koistinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kelly throws a head kick but Koistinen moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
Koistinen misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koistinen's calf.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koistinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Koistinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly thumps Koistinen with a low kick.
Kelly scores with a jab to the head.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly feints and then cracks Koistinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koistinen down.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly landing knees to the head.
Koistinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Koistinen misses.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koistinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koistinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Koistinen blocks the leg kick.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koistinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Kelly scores with a jab to the head.
Koistinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Koistinen's knee momentarily.
Koistinen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kelly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koistinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly had his way with Kristus Koistinen in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koistinen misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koistinen.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Koistinen misses with a looping right.
Koistinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Koistinen swings widly with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koistinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kelly!
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koistinen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelly.
Koistinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Koistinen throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A jab from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Koistinen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Koistinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koistinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
George Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but Koistinen blocks with his arms.
Koistinen working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelly scores with a knee to the head.
Kristus Koistinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly landing knees to the head.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Koistinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Koistinen lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Koistinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koistinen is trying to stall.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Koistinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Koistinen blocks it.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Koistinen's ribcage. Koistinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelly is struggling to control the position.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly has Koistinen pressed against the cage.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koistinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with some punches.
Koistinen working aggressively here.
A short right from Koistinen on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kelly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly stalling in the clinch but Koistinen improves position.
Koistinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Kelly!
George Kelly retains his lightweight title!
George Kelly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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