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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Issac Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dana White is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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346 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Issac Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dana White!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kelly fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging White to the ground. Kelly is now in White's guard.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kelly could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kelly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
White gets caught flat footed, as Kelly shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kelly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly with a nice head shot there.
Kelly lands a couple of elbows.
Kelly preventing the sweep.
Kelly lands a couple of digs.
White 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kelly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kelly scoring with punches to the head and body.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White is working an open guard so Kelly takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
White gets caught flat footed, as Kelly shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kelly with a nice head shot there.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing.
Kelly scoring with some ground and pound.
Kelly landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly lands a couple of elbows.
Kelly stopping the sweep attempt from White.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Issac Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly controlling White's posture.
Kelly has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. White doesn't defend quickly enough and Kelly has managed to lock this one up! Can White escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kelly on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Issac Kelly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
12% |
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