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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crack Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks / Retaliation . Crack Hack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crack Hack!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hack misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hack, pushing him back against the cage.
Kelly wants to break free but Hack has control.
Hack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hack.
We've been informed that Hack has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Kelly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Kelly blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Hack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hack is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly blocks the elbow strike.
Kelly landing knees to the head.
Hack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hack.
Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hack looks to land a body kick but Kelly moved away.
A cross from Kelly lands.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kelly digs a good body shot into Hack's ribs.
A left lands for Hack.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hack takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hack! But no joy.
Hack misses with a takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a body kick.
Hack drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hack clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kelly controlling well, preventing Hack from escaping the position.
Kelly connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hack to escape the position.
Hack tries to roll but Kelly sticks to his back.
Kelly punches the canvas rather than the man.
Hack just trying to survive but Kelly is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kelly looking to hold on to the position here but Hack rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Kelly won't allow Hack to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelly postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hack is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kelly, into his guard.
Kelly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hack defends well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hack postures up.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Hack from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelly has wrist control.
Hack throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Hack keeps moving.
Hack pulls Kelly in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Hack is keeping the position.
Kelly trying to control but Hack is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hack misses with a hook
and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hack working aggressively here.
Hack misses with an elbow over the top.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Kelly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Kelly tries to break free but Hack pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly dodges an elbow strike from Hack.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kelly obliges.
Kelly landing knees to the head.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but Hack blocks with his arms.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike from Hack.
Hack misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Hack controls the action.
Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Hack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly looks for the body kick but Hack saw that one coming.
Hack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelly.
Hack thuds his right hand into Kelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hack avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Hack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hack misses with a body kick.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hack can do to turn this around?
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hack manages to avoid it.
George Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Hack wants to clinch
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hack is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Hack misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hack scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hack fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly lands with a good body shot.
Hack staying out of range there.
Kelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Hack misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly tried to counter with a leg kick but Hack avoided it.
Hack doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Hack misses with a leg kick
and Hack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hack misses with a head kick.
Hack lands a nice hook to Kelly's body. Kelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hack is looking to slow Kelly down with leg kicks.
Hack with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hack blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Hack throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Hack.
Hack throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
It looks like Kelly has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hack is looking to clinch.
Hack misses the jab.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Hack moves to clinch but Kelly breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Hack.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hack.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hack.
Hack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Hack avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly.
Hack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelly throws a solid leg kick but Hack takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelly.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hack throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hack shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelly pinned against the cage. Kelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Hack throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Kelly scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack 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.
Hack scores with the left hand. Kelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Hack checks a leg kick nicely.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hack throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Hack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Hack's belly button to the back.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hack slips a jab from Kelly.
Hack throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Hack tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hack manages to avoid it.
Hack tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Crack Hack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hack moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelly.
Hack wants to counter with a clinch but Kelly pushes him away.
Hack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hack lands a glancing blow to the side of Kelly's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly feints and then cracks Hack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hack down.
Hack looks to clinch
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Hack tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly throws a hook but Hack avoids it easily.
Kelly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hack misses with a head kick.
Hack shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kelly but Kelly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
George Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crack Hack.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hack misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly ducks right into an uppercut from Hack.
A lazy left from Hack finds it's target.
Kelly stalks Hack and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hack's face. Hack staggers backwards, shaken.
Kelly slips under a jab from Hack.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly throws a counter high kick but Hack was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kelly works Hack's body with a nice hook.
Hack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hack throws a lazy head kick
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Hack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly tries to land a leg kick but Hack saw it coming and moves away.
Hack lands with a right hand.
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly jabs Hack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hack shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelly swings for the body but Hack moves out of range.
Hack needs to keep his hands up - Kelly had a free shot at his head there.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
Hack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hack misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a three punch combo that has Hack backing up. Hack nods at Kelly to acknowledge the strikes.
Hack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hack doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Kelly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelly takes a swing at Hack's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Kelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hack to score with a decent uppercut.
Hack dips to his left and cracks Kelly with an uppercut!
Hack is looking to clinch.
Kelly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly feints and then cracks Hack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hack down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hack is looking to slow Kelly down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly pushes Hack away with a front kick.
A head kick by Hack misses
and Kelly counters with a two punch combo.
Kelly lands a head kick. Hack smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Hack misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hack.
Kelly works the jab nicely.
Hack takes one to the side of the head.
Hack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Hack's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
Hack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kelly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hack slips under a jab from Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Hack.
Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Hack should have avoided that one.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Hack.
Donk. Kelly catches Hack right on the button with a cross.
Hack wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Hack fails with a takedown attempt.
Hack throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown but Hack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kelly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hack throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hack will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hack tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Hack 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.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hack is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kelly is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hack.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Hack connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hack in his tracks.
Hack tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hack looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hack scores with a nice strike.
Hack misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hack shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kelly is trying to defend but Hack finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kelly gets back to full guard.
Kelly is looking for a triangle but Hack pushes his legs off easily.
Hack tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelly is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly had his way with Crack Hack in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Kelly is predictable there
and Hack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Hack as he connects with a hook.
Hack tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly takes one on the button.
Hack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A counter left hand to the body from Kelly misses its target.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Hack takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Hack fakes the leg kick and cracks Kelly in the body.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Hack is just out of range.
Kelly blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hack.
Hack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hack fails with the takedown.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly digs a good hook to Hack's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hack.
Hack misses with a head kick.
Kelly swings for the body but Hack moves out of range.
Hack tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Hack doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Kelly walks into a left hand.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Kelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Hack.
A left lands for Hack.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hack really felt that one!
Hack is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hack wants to clinch.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Hack misses with a few strikes there.
Hack throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Kelly looking to throw knees to the head but Hack is blocking nicely.
Hack has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hack avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly slowing the pace effectively.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Crack Hack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hack's elbow.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Hack's head.
George Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Hack misses with an elbow over the top.
Hack throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands a left hand.
Hack throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack misses with an elbow strike.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hack trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly avoids the elbow strike from Hack, against the cage.
Hack misses with an elbow over the top.
Hack effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hack avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelly dodges an elbow strike from Hack.
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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Kelly!
George Kelly retains his lightweight title!
A victorious George Kelly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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