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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Issac Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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346 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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220 cm
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290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 1 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Brown!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kelly changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brown cracks Kelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Issac Kelly has been cut.
Brown gets a clinch.
Kelly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Brown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kelly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brown tries to pull guard but Kelly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Issac Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Kelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kelly sprawls well. Kelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brown!
Kelly throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brown is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kelly lands a nice short elbow.
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kelly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kelly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kelly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Kelly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to roll over but Kelly keeps him under control.
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.
Kelly looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kelly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kelly working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kelly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kelly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kelly throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kelly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is trying to control but Kelly passes into side control!
Brown tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kelly presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Issac Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Issac Kelly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Kelly really is a fat lump.
Brown misses with a kick to the body
and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wriggles free and stands up.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kelly.
Brown with the counter takedown but Kelly avoids it easily.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelly tries to sprawl out of it but Brown 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.
Alex Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brown sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense.
Kelly looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelly tries to counter with a takedown but Brown is quick to defend against it.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelly fails to land the takedown.
Brown pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Issac Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelly swivels and escapes.
Kelly fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brown just manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kelly changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense.
As Brown backs away, Kelly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brown is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly throws a counter high kick but Brown was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kelly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brown is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Issac Kelly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kelly circles away.
Issac Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly tries to counter with a takedown but Brown is quick to defend against it.
Alex Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Kelly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alex Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kelly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brown on his heels. He'll look to pass Brown's guard now, I'm sure.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kelly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Brown is trying to control the position but Kelly postures up.
Issac Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Kelly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown wants to control but Kelly passes easily into half guard.
Brown wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kelly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown has one foot on Kelly's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kelly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kelly is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Kelly works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Kelly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Kelly postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly postures up.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kelly tries to stand but Brown is controlling from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Issac Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Issac Kelly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
32% |
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