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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 160 p4p, 20 weight class) and Kevin Garbutt (ranked 431 p4p, 60 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Garbutt's choice of entrance music: Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Garbutt!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garbutt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garbutt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kelly.
Garbutt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly takes one on the button.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Garbutt saw that one coming.
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garbutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Garbutt has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kelly is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Garbutt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garbutt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelly slips under a jab from Garbutt.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Garbutt slips the punch.
Garbutt keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Kelly misses.
It seemed like Garbutt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garbutt cracks Kelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kelly dips to his left and cracks Garbutt with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garbutt connects with a nice looking jab.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Garbutt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garbutt moves out of range of the body kick.
Garbutt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a low kick but Garbutt avoids it.
Garbutt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garbutt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garbutt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Garbutt.
Garbutt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Garbutt is just out of range.
A left lands for Kelly.
Garbutt slips under a jab from Kelly.
Garbutt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Garbutt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garbutt connects with a solid leg kick.
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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly moves forwards but Garbutt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garbutt defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelly.
Kelly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Kevin Garbutt has been cut.
Garbutt connects with a single shot there.
Garbutt throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Garbutt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Garbutt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garbutt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Garbutt.
Gerry Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Garbutt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garbutt scores with a hook to the body. Kelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garbutt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garbutt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kelly moves forwards but Garbutt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garbutt defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly cracks Garbutt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garbutt throws a leg kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly is looking for a counter combo.
A big left from Garbutt misses.
Garbutt lands a jab to Kelly's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garbutt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Garbutt is out of range.
Garbutt throws an off balance right hand
and Garbutt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garbutt throws out the jab.
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garbutt has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Garbutt manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Garbutt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garbutt digs a good body shot into Kelly's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garbutt blocks a jab.
Garbutt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garbutt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kelly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Garbutt shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelly tries to sprawl out of it but Garbutt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kelly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garbutt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Garbutt.
Nice body kick from Garbutt.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Garbutt moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garbutt! But no joy.
A big left from Garbutt misses.
Kelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Kelly throws a hook but Garbutt blocks it.
Kelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garbutt throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly throws a series of strikes that have Garbutt backpedaling.
Kelly throws a right hand that Garbutt ducks under and follows up with a left that Garbutt also avoids with ease.
Garbutt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Garbutt lands a head kick!
Kelly tries to clinch up but Garbutt circles away and keeps his distance.
Garbutt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Garbutt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Garbutt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garbutt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Garbutt finds it's way through Kelly's defenses.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garbutt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Garbutt ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garbutt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garbutt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garbutt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Garbutt misses with a low kick.
Kelly connects with a right hand. Garbutt shakes it off.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kevin Garbutt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Garbutt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garbutt slips under a jab from Kelly.
Garbutt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garbutt slips under a jab from Kelly.
A clash of legs there as Garbutt blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Garbutt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garbutt moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Garbutt throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Garbutt throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Garbutt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garbutt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Garbutt tries to counter it with a takedown but Kelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Garbutt's head but Garbutt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garbutt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garbutt throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garbutt throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garbutt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garbutt throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Kelly throws a nice head kick!
Garbutt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Garbutt scores with a takedown into Kelly's guard.
Kelly pushes Garbutt off and scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Garbutt does no damage.
Garbutt misses with a low kick.
Kelly cracks Garbutt with a good jab.
Kelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Kelly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kelly throws a body punch but Garbutt moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Garbutt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garbutt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garbutt's head.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Garbutt scores with a nice head shot.
Garbutt jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a low kick, looking for Garbutt's leg but Garbutt calmly moves out of range.
Garbutt swinging wildly here.
Garbutt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garbutt misses with an uppercut.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garbutt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Garbutt is out of range.
A nice side step and Garbutt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Garbutt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Garbutt.
Garbutt slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook
and Garbutt counters with a three punch combo that has Kelly backing up. Kelly nods at Garbutt to acknowledge the strikes.
Garbutt 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.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garbutt checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kelly misses with a hook. Garbutt ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garbutt.
Garbutt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly lunges at Garbutt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garbutt's hand.
A low kick from Kelly misses
and Garbutt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kelly!
Kelly bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Garbutt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garbutt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garbutt misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garbutt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garbutt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garbutt staying out of range there.
Kelly lunges at Garbutt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garbutt's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevin Garbutt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kevin Garbutt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Garbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garbutt! But no joy.
A low kick from Kelly misses
and Garbutt counters with a takedown into side control.
Garbutt is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gerry Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garbutt in side control, throwing shots but Kelly defends.
Garbutt throws a strike aimed at the side of Kelly's head but Kelly avoids it well.
Garbutt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbutt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Garbutt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelly keeps working.
Kelly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Garbutt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt working the head and body with strikes.
Kelly regains half guard, as Garbutt was trying to land strikes.
Garbutt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garbutt is looking to advance position but Kelly won't allow it.
Garbutt controlling the action here.
Garbutt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garbutt throwing shots but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Kelly has one foot on Garbutt's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garbutt counters with a good low kick that Kelly was not able to check.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garbutt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garbutt.
The fighters circling - Garbutt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garbutt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garbutt to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garbutt misses with a low kick.
Kelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Garbutt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garbutt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garbutt.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garbutt throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Garbutt tries to work over Kelly's front leg with a kick but Kelly checks it.
Garbutt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kelly scores with a nice right hand.
Kelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garbutt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Kelly slips a straight right by Garbutt.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Garbutt tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses
and Garbutt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kelly's knee momentarily.
Garbutt throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Garbutt.
Kelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garbutt tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Garbutt misses with a wild body shot.
Garbutt throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a hook. Garbutt ducked under it nicely.
Garbutt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice shot by Kelly.
Garbutt throws a leg kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kelly scores with a one two! Garbutt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Garbutt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelly.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Garbutt has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Garbutt.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Kelly keeps control of Garbutt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Garbutt really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Garbutt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garbutt.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garbutt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Garbutt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garbutt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kelly's brow.
Garbutt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbutt.
Garbutt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but Garbutt blocks with his arms.
Garbutt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Garbutt manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garbutt. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooh!!! Kelly has knocked Garbutt down with a huge combo! Kelly steps away and waves a wobbly Garbutt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Garbutt is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garbutt throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Garbutt is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Kelly misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garbutt is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garbutt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly works Garbutt's body with a nice hook.
Kelly fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Garbutt to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Garbutt looks to clinch but Kelly throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Garbutt taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Gerry Kelly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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