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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blitz Crank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward 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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225 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blitz Crank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edward Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crank tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crank tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crank gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crank just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blitz Crank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly drags the fight down to the ground.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Crank from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crank is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kelly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Crank from controlling successfully.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Crank from controlling successfully.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kelly gets the takedown into side control.
Kelly working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Crank struggling a bit here.
Crank misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Kelly landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks up at the clock and then as Crank takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kelly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kelly working the body and head with strikes.
Kelly misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kelly working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Crank's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kelly cracks Crank with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kelly tries to score with some ground and pound. Crank controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crank knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Crank takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kelly lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Crank managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kelly.
Kelly lands a few punches from side control.
Kelly scoring with punches and elbows.
Crank is rocked!
Kelly working the ground and pound.
Oh Crank is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelly working the ground and pound.
Crank tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kelly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crank is breathing heavily.
Kelly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crank, who protects the arm well.
Kelly trying to control the position but Crank is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kelly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crank tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crank to the ground. Crank escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crank seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Crank napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Crank is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kelly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Kelly there.
Kelly content to control rather than advance.
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly is working for a kimura but Crank is defending it quite comfortably.
Crank on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crank trying to control here.
Kelly lands with a punch from half guard.
Crank looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kelly wants to work for an arm triangle but Crank is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crank actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ground and pound from Kelly.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kelly lands a nice short elbow.
Crank has hold of Kelly's hands but Kelly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Kelly throwing shots but Crank is blocking nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kelly working the head and body with strikes.
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kelly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kelly is working for a kimura but Crank is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Kelly.
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.
Kelly lands with a punch from half guard.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kelly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Crank is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kelly pulls his head out easily.
Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crank doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly.
Kelly is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kelly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crank looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crank has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kelly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a couple of elbows.
Kelly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Crank blocks nicely.
Kelly trying to control but Crank is working from the bottom.
Crank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.
Kelly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kelly stands up over Crank, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crank swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kelly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Crank punching from the bottom.
Kelly seems to be looking for submissions.
Crank actively working from the bottom here.
Kelly is controlling the pace.
Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crank doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crank on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Edward Kelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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 with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crank looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crank.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
As Kelly looks to move away, Crank throws a big counter combo bu Kelly just gets out of the way.
Kelly rushes Crank and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kelly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward 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
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