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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Kelley (ranked 279 p4p, 38 weight class) and Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 188 p4p, 26 weight class). Yoshihiro Asai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam Kelley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Kelley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Asai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Kelley moved out of range nicely.
Asai moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Asai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelley. That's going to slow Asai down.
Asai scores with a jab. Kelley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Asai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asai .
Kelley misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Asai .
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai .
Asai tries to clinch
and Kelley counters with a stiff right hand.
Asai 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
Kelley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asai .
A cross from Asai lands.
Kelley throws a leg kick but Asai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Asai lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Asai if he has to take too many more of those.
Asai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelley swats away the attempt to clinch by Asai .
Kelley misses with a looping right.
Asai throws a series of punches but Kelley moves out of range.
Kelley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asai under the eye.
Asai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kelley staying out of range there.
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelley checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Asai .
Asai lands a nice shot that snaps Kelley's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Kelley is out of range.
Asai keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asai throws a series of punches but Kelley moves out of range.
Asai staying out of range there.
Asai scores with a shot to the body.
Kelley tries to clinch but Asai moves out of range.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kelley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asai in his tracks.
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Kelley throws a hook but Asai avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Asai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Asai .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley swings widly with a right hand
and Asai counters with a stiff right hand.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Asai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai .
Kelley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kelley misses with a hook. Asai ducked under it nicely.
Asai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Asai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Asai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asai misses with a body shot.
Kelley throws a low kick, looking for Asai 's leg but Asai calmly moves out of range.
Kelley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
Asai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Asai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Kelley ducks right into an uppercut from Asai .
Nice straight punches there by Kelley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelley.
Asai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kelley throws a jab when Asai was well out of range.
Asai throws an off balance right hand
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelley is rocked!
Kelley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oh Kelley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asai throws a push kick but Kelley slaps the foot to one side.
Kelley seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelley scores with the left hand. Asai knows he should have avoided that one.
Asai with a hook.
Asai tries to land a front kick but Kelley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Asai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Kelley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kelley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Asai takes the fight into the clinch.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Asai swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Asai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asai digs a right hand underneath Kelley's ribcage. Kelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Asai .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Asai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai drops Kelley onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kelley is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Asai .
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Asai creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kelley with a big uppercut! Kelley tries to clinch up but Asai pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kelley to the mat! Kelley covers up and Asai unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yoshihiro Asai !
The defeated Liam Kelley had this to say: 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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