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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Alternative Ulster - SLF as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Perry circles away and keeps his distance.
Perry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perry walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Kelly has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Kelly slips a straight right by Perry.
Perry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perry thows a body kick. Kelly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Perry should have avoided that one.
Perry pushes Kelly away with a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perry. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Perry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perry will feel that in the morning.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Perry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Perry misses with a hook to the body
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Perry misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly digs a good hook to Perry's body.
Kelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perry rather than just go for the knockout.
Kelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Perry.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perry moves out of range as Kelly throws a body kick.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Kelly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kelly blocks the leg kick.
Duane Perry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perry.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Perry blocks the body kick.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Perry circles away easily
and Perry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perry content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Perry thows a huge punch but Kelly dodges it nicely.
Perry is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly is looking to escape.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kelly kicks Perry off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
Perry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Perry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Perry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
And Perry counters with a quick kick to the body but Kelly blocks it.
Perry motions for Kelly to come forward. Perry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry counters with a low kick, right behind Kelly 's knee.
Kelly blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Perry tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Perry blocks the leg kick.
Perry lands with an overhand left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Perry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly tries a quick counter leg kick but Perry is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Duane Perry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Perry leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perry lands a front kick.
A jab from Perry misses.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly fails to land the takedown.
Perry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
Perry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perry throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Perry slips a straight right by Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Perry throws a body kick that misses.
Kelly dives in and scores a takedown into Perry's guard.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Kelly might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Perry haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Perry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kelly's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Perry is trying to keep Kelly in close.
Kelly throws a strike but Perry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kelly is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Perry content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perry.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Perry throwing a counter right hand but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Perry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four 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.
Kelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Kelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelly misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly 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 the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Perry was covering up waiting for the punch and Kelly finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kelly content to stall in guard here.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Perry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet but Perry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gerry Kelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly with a jab.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Perry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Perry saw that one coming.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perry looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Kelly throws a big counter head kick but Perry avoids it with no problem.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
Perry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
Perry scores with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perry.
Kelly moves out of range as Perry strikes.
Kelly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perry with a body shot.
Kelly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Perry throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly misses with the body kick
and Perry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Perry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
And Kelly tries to counter it with a takedown but Perry pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Perry scores with a leg kick.
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
Perry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duane Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly throws a front kick that sends Perry stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perry, right into the meat.
Kelly throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kelly just manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelly checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kelly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perry finds it's way round the side to connect with Kelly's head.
Perry tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly lands a jab.
Kelly misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
Perry motions for Kelly to come forward. Perry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perry cracks the inside of Kelly's front leg.
Perry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Kelly misses the body punch
and Perry counters with a good low kick that Kelly was not able to check.
Kelly takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Perry takes one to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Perry lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelly off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Kelly finds it's way through Perry's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Perry's body.
Perry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelly is able to avoid easily.
Perry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kelly checks the leg kick.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Perry lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Perry clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gerry Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a solid leg kick but Perry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelly.
Decent striking displayed by Perry there.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Perry's shoulder, as Perry tries to avoid the shot.
Perry tries to land a body kick
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly shoots in but Perry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perry on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry blocks a leg kick.
Perry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A left lands for Perry.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
You can see that Kelly has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Perry.
Kelly slips a straight right by Perry.
Kelly throws a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Perry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry cracks Kelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelly is out of range and Perry settles back down.
Perry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Perry's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Perry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Perry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kelly takes a step back to recover.
Kelly is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perry.
Perry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kelly takes a step back to recover.
Good leg kick by Perry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelly misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
Perry thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perry, as that shot connected.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Good shot there by Kelly.
Kelly lunges at Perry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perry's hand.
Kelly throws a leg kick
and Perry counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Kelly blocks the low kick.
Kelly follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Perry jabs at Kelly's body.
Perry connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perry jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Perry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry scores with a leg kick.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perry's calf.
Perry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kelly will feel that in the morning.
Perry misses with a hook.
A left lands for Kelly.
Kelly goes for a double leg but Perry avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Perry continues to drive forward.
Duane Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Kelly.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
Kelly throws a jab when Perry was well out of range.
Perry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Perry's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Perry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kelly - the referee stops the clock and Perry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kelly. Perry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Duane Perry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Perry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kelly misses with the body kick
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly throws a low kick but Perry moves out of range easily.
Perry misses the jab.
Perry connects with the punch.
Perry scores with a hook.
Kelly scores with a kick to the midsection.
Perry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perry checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perry 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelly is defended easily by Perry.
Kelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick from Kelly misses
and Perry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perry ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Perry slips a jab from Kelly.
Perry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kelly's head backwards.
Perry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Kelly misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perry. Kelly shrugs it off though.
Kelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perry ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Perry stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perry.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Perry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Perry looks to land a body kick but Kelly moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly throws a push kick but Perry slaps the foot to one side.
Perry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gerry Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a jab.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Perry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perry looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Perry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Perry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perry.
Perry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelly throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
Perry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
A jab from Kelly misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Perry connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
Perry slips under a jab.
Perry scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Perry counters with a leg kick.
Kelly tests Perry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Perry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly pushes Perry away with a front kick.
Perry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perry misses with a straight right.
Duane Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perry 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:47
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Perry!
Duane Perry is the new light heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Duane Perry took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'ROTFLMAO did you really think you could beat me? LOL hAhahahahah. STFU noob.'.
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