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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Tyrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into the arena with Alternative Ulster - SLF blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chad Tyrell enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Tyrell!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyrell counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyrell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tyrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Tyrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up with Tyrell, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes Tyrell against the cage but Tyrell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyrell feints a counter leg kick.
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Tyrell counters with a nice kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyrell.
Tyrell 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 throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrell's shoulder, as Tyrell tries to avoid the shot.
We've been informed that Tyrell 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.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyrell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kelly will feel that in the morning.
Tyrell scores with a leg kick.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Tyrell circles away easily
enabling Tyrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyrell appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell scores with a head kick. Kelly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kelly cracks Tyrell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyrell ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Tyrell counters with a body kick.
Tyrell slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Tyrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrell moves away.
Tyrell tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelly is wise to it.
Chad Tyrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyrell.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Kelly finds it's way through Tyrell's defenses.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrell's shoulder, as Tyrell tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrell throws a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Tyrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrell throws a head kick that misses.
Tyrell misses with a straight right.
Kelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kelly jabs at Tyrell's body.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyrell with a hook.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Tyrell circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Tyrell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Tyrell slips the punch.
Kelly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrell controls the action.
Kelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyrell.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyrell is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Tyrell into the cage.
Kelly looking for a takedown.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Tyrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyrell stalling in the clinch but Kelly improves position.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tyrell is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Tyrell into the cage.
Tyrell trying to control the position but instead, Kelly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyrell into the cage.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
Kelly tries a body shot but Tyrell blocks it.
Kelly takes an elbow to the temple.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyrell lands an elbow that stopped Kelly in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Tyrell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tyrell tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyrell effectively controlling the action here.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Kelly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrell lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyrell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelly tries to work over Tyrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyrell backwards.
Kelly tries to work over Tyrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyrell controls his hands.
Tyrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tyrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly gets through Tyrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chad Tyrell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Tyrell's head back.
Chad Tyrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyrell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrell. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrell walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
Tyrell throws out a leg kick but Kelly moves out of range and Tyrell only half commits.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyrell tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Tyrell works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
A short right from Kelly.
A short right from Tyrell.
Tyrell is breathing heavily.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrell's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrell throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tyrell can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Kelly - that landed with a thud.
Kelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyrell backwards.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Tyrell's head.
Tyrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Tyrell blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gerry Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyrell or not.
Kelly pushes Tyrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly has Tyrell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyrell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Tyrell's ribcage. Tyrell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelly tries to work over Tyrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly is working for takedown but Tyrell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Kelly tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyrell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyrell controls his hands.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrell's elbow.
Kelly tries a body shot but Tyrell blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Tyrell fails to land.
Tyrell has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Tyrell tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyrell or not.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyrell controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Tyrell misses with a body punch.
Tyrell gets underhooks to prevent Kelly's takedown attempt.
Kelly presses Tyrell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyrell tries to stall but Kelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrell backwards.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Tyrell avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyrell controls his hands.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Tyrell's ribcage. Tyrell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Tyrell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kelly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tyrell on his heels. He'll look to pass Tyrell's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrell 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.
Kelly works over Tyrell with some ground and pound from guard.
Kelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyrell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyrell looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyrell, not yet.
Kelly is stalling in the full guard.
Tyrell has Kelly pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyrell on the side of the head.
Donk. Kelly catches Tyrell right on the button with a cross.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly throws a hook but Tyrell avoids it easily.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Tyrell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly tests Tyrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Tyrell circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly blocks a leg kick.
Tyrell wants to land a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrell loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Kelly closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tyrell's guard.
Tyrell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelly throws an elbow that misses. Tyrell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kelly's guard. Nice move by Tyrell!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyrell trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Tyrell content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyrell wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tyrell connects with a single shot there.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Tyrell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tyrell's half guard.
Tyrell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tyrell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Tyrell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gerry Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tyrell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyrell keeps working.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly drops an elbow to the side of Tyrell's head.
Tyrell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kelly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Tyrell blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyrell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyrell being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly clearly takes 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 connects with a looping right hand.
Kelly misses the jab.
Tyrell cracks Kelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Tyrell circles away easily
and Tyrell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kelly's knee momentarily.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrell.
Tyrell needs to keep his hands up - Kelly had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
Donk. Tyrell catches Kelly right on the button with a cross.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyrell under the eye.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Tyrell counters with a solid body kick.
Tyrell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Tyrell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyrell misses with a kick to the body
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyrell avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyrell counters with a right hand to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrell throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyrell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kelly throws a hook but Tyrell blocks it.
Tyrell counters with a body kick.
Kelly fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyrell connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell lands with a nice combination. Kelly backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly dips to his left and cracks Tyrell with an uppercut!
Kelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyrell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kelly is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tyrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly fails with the takedown.
Tyrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrell looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Tyrell cracks the inside of Kelly's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyrell.
Kelly throws a hook but Tyrell avoids it easily.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyrell.
Tyrell misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kelly.
Tyrell thows a body kick. Kelly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Tyrell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kelly on the side of the head.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Tyrell throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
As Tyrell looks to move away, Kelly throws a big counter combo but Tyrell just gets out of the way.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Tyrell saw that one coming.
Tyrell misses with a low kick.
Tyrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tyrell connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyrell keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyrell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kelly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tyrell - the referee stops the clock and Kelly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tyrell. Kelly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyrell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyrell misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly digs a good hook to Tyrell's body.
Tyrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Tyrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Tyrell moves away and avoids it.
Kelly cracks Tyrell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tyrell throws the kick towards the body but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Tyrell.
Kelly moves out of range as Tyrell throws a body kick.
Kelly checks the leg kick.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Tyrell dominated that fourth 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly cracks Tyrell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tyrell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyrell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyrell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tyrell!
Tyrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
Tyrell throws a low kick, looking for Kelly's leg but Kelly calmly moves out of range.
Kelly half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrell slips under a jab from Kelly.
Tyrell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Tyrell saw that one coming.
Tyrell staying out of range there.
Tyrell flicks out a counter leg kick but Kelly steps away.
Tyrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Gerry Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Tyrell saw that one coming.
Tyrell avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Tyrell throws a fast counter high kick but Kelly manages to duck under it in time.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tyrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Tyrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kelly walks into a left hand.
Tyrell is looking to land body kicks.
Tyrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Kelly scores with the left hand. Tyrell knows he should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Kelly coming out on top.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Tyrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyrell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyrell is trying to stall.
Tyrell blocks an uppercut.
Kelly lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyrell won't want to take too many of those.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Tyrell.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyrell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly gets through Tyrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyrell blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrell's elbow.
Kelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly tries to work over Tyrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is leaning against Tyrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly tries to work over Tyrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Kelly.
Kelly dodges an elbow strike from Tyrell.
A nice left hand lands by Tyrell.
Kelly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tyrell after a bit of a struggle.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyrell is defending well for now.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyrell or not.
Tyrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyrell is looking to control Kelly's arms but Kelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyrell has his back to the cage.
Tyrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyrell stalling against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Tyrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Tyrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell lands a right hand.
Tyrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyrell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kelly digs a right hand into Tyrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyrell's gas tank.
Tyrell stops a takedown attempt from Kelly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly dodges an elbow strike from Tyrell.
Tyrell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelly is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tyrell is defending well.
Kelly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyrell pulls his leg out and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Kelly closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tyrell quickly recovers to half guard.
Kelly trying to control from half guard but Tyrell is working away.
Tyrell is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Gerry Kelly made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors AnonymouS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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