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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Malina (ranked 8388 p4p, 596 weight class) and Kevin Kelly (ranked 5159 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Malina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Kelly !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malina tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly throws a big counter head kick but Malina avoids it with no problem.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Malina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kelly but Kelly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Malina.
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Malina in a clinch.
Malina decides to pull guard.
Kelly content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly tries to stand but Malina is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly advances position into side control!
Kelly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kelly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Malina is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Malina is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Malina is looking to control Kelly 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malina avoid being mounted?
Malina avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly .
Ground and pound from Kelly .
Kelly trying to control from half guard but Malina is working away.
Kelly passes to full mount!
Kelly should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kelly wants to control the pace but Malina is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malina throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly with shots to the head and body - Malina looks very uncomfortable down there.
Malina wants to control but Kelly is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kelly tries to control but Malina wriggling away.
Malina is trying desperately to improve position.
Kelly looking to secure an arm triangle but Malina defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malina manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kelly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malina with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Malina throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly is thwarting Malina's attempts to control the position.
Kelly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Kelly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Malina tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Malina to the ground. Malina escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Malina avoids nicely.
Kelly shoots in but no luck this time.
Malina shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed Malina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kelly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malina counters by clinching up.
Anton Malina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Kelly .
Malina gets control of Kelly 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Malina will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Malina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Malina is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Malina keeps moving.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malina looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelly is one step ahead there.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malina is keeping the position for now.
Malina is trying to keep Kelly in close.
Malina can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kelly controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kelly shoots in but Malina avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anton Malina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Malina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Malina.
Malina tries to clinch up.
Malina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malina fails with a takedown attempt.
Malina sets himself, and Kelly steps forward looking for the clinch! Malina avoids it this time.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Malina instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malina is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kelly to keep the fight standing.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malina ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Malina no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kelly is looking to stand up but Malina won't let him.
Kelly is pushing down on Malina's leg trying to pass to half guard. Malina is fighting to maintain full guard but Kelly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kelly is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Malina reverses the position - he's now on top in Kelly 's guard.
Malina stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Malina is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to pull guard but Malina has him pressed against the cage.
Malina tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
Malina is looking to take this one to the mat.
Malina manages to break the clinch.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Malina shows good takedown defense.
Malina clinches.
Kelly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Malina pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malina has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kelly uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Malina dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Malina fails to land the takedown.
Kelly shoots in but no luck this time.
Malina tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kelly manages to circle out of the way.
Malina moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Kelly wants to counter with a clinch but Malina pushes him away.
Malina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kelly counters with a left to the body.
Malina tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Malina somewhat.
Kelly wants to counter with a clinch but Malina pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malina throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Malina scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly darts in and clinches Malina up against the cage.
Kelly trying to control the position but instead, Malina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kelly into the cage.
Kelly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Malina has managed to clinch.
Kelly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malina.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Malina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Malina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Malina will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kelly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Malina is aware though and is defending well.
Malina postures up.
Kelly is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kelly working for a triangle but Malina defends it easily.
Malina is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Malina from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Malina throws a half hearted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Kelly 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly leaves Malina with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Malina is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Malina throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
Malina tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malina has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kelly trying to stall but Malina improves his position.
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Malina won't allow it.
Malina misses with a punch to the body.
Malina breaks from the clinch.
Anton Malina is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kelly lands in his opponent's guard.
Malina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Kelly !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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