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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kellog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Naaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Felix Naaes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Kellog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Naaes!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naaes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kellog.
Naaes just misses with a punch to the body.
Naaes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Naaes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kellog counters with a shoot takedown. Naaes fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Naaes is controlling Kellog's posture.
Kellog has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Naaes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good shot there by Kellog.
Kellog definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naaes thows a body shot but no joy.
Naaes looks to land a combination but Kellog avoids it well.
Naaes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kellog counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Naaes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naaes throwing shots but Kellog is blocking nicely.
Naaes throwing shots but Kellog is blocking nicely.
Kellog keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kellog keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Naaes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naaes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Naaes wants to take a breather but Kellog is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naaes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naaes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Naaes stalling away here and it's allowed Kellog to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Naaes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kellog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kellog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Naaes on the ground.
Naaes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kellog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naaes.
Naaes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kellog avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naaes 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.
Naaes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naaes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kellog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kellog keeping moving, preventing Naaes from controlling successfully.
Naaes pushes down on Kellog's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Naaes throwing shots but Kellog is blocking nicely.
Naaes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naaes controlling the pace.
Naaes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Naaes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kellog's head.
Naaes is trying to control. Kellog wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Naaes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Naaes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kellog is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Naaes dominated that 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.
Kellog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Naaes or perhaps it was just good defense by Kellog which made him look bad.
Kellog swinging wildly here.
Naaes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Naaes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Naaes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kellog's guard.
Kellog keeping moving, preventing Naaes from controlling successfully.
Naaes throws a big elbow that misses.
Naaes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Naaes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naaes scoring with some ground and pound.
Kellog keeping moving, preventing Naaes from controlling successfully.
Naaes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kellog's guard.
Kellog on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kellog controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Naaes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kellog trying to control but Naaes postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naaes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Naaes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kellog won't allow Naaes to pass to mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Naaes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naaes throws a big right hand that misses.
Felix Naaes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kellog keeping full guard, as Naaes tries to pass.
Naaes is working Kellog over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naaes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kellog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naaes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naaes controlling from the top position.
Naaes throwing strikes from guard but Kellog blocks nicely.
Naaes wants to control from the top but Kellog keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naaes throws a strike but Kellog rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Naaes has control of Kellog's left arm, preventing Kellog from doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Kellog.
Naaes misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naaes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Naaes scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Naaes as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Naaes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Naaes.
Naaes looks to score with a jab to the body but Kellog is just out of range.
Kellog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naaes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kellog on his heels. He'll look to pass Kellog's guard now, I'm sure.
Naaes is looking to work some ground and pound but Kellog has wrist control.
Kellog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naaes.
Kellog utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Naaes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kellog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naaes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naaes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naaes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kellog's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellog keeping moving, preventing Naaes from controlling successfully.
Kellog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kellog avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naaes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Naaes working some strikes from top position.
Naaes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naaes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kellog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naaes throws an elbow that misses. Kellog uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Naaes's guard. Nice move by Kellog!
Naaes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Kellog wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kellog takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - Kellog coming out on top.
Kellog blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naaes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kellog manages to avoid it.
Kellog misses with a low kick.
Kellog misses with a combination
and Naaes counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naaes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Naaes working the body and head with strikes.
Naaes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Naaes tries to score with some ground and pound. Kellog controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mike Kellog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naaes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Naaes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Naaes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Naaes is looking to take a break and control but Kellog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Naaes crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellog is being controlled here.
Naaes lands some shots froms side control.
Naaes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naaes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Felix Naaes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kellog seems a little lost for a moment, as Naaes dominates the positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naaes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kellog to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Naaes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Naaes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Naaes!
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energy
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