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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 472 p4p, 78 weight class) and Kelvin Handleman (ranked 507 p4p, 82 weight class). Handleman has chosen Pride FC Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Handleman!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Handleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Handleman throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Handleman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith moves out of range as Handleman strikes.
Handleman looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Handleman.
It looked like Smith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Handleman.
Kelvin Handleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handleman lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handleman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handleman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Handleman's head but Handleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Handleman saw it coming and moves away.
Handleman misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Kelvin Handleman has been cut.
Handleman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Handleman showed some decent athleticism there.
Handleman throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Handleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Handleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Handleman connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Handleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith has hold of Handleman's hands but Handleman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Handleman throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Handleman throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Handleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Handleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Handleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Handleman lands strikes from half guard.
Handleman lands strikes from half guard.
Handleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Handleman trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Handleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Handleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Handleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Handleman is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Handleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Handleman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Handleman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Handleman punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Handleman trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Handleman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Handleman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Handleman's corner calls for a 1-2. Handleman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Handleman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Handleman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Handleman throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Handleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Handleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Handleman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Handleman slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Handleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handleman throws a shot to the body.
Handleman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handleman controlling from side mount.
Handleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handleman working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
Handleman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Handleman lands a nice forearm strike.
Handleman throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
Handleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Handleman wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith parries the strikes from Handleman easily there. Handleman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Handleman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Handleman.
Handleman working the ground and pound.
Handleman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Handleman crashes against the mat.
Check out the look on Handleman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Handleman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Handleman throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
Handleman tries to score with some ground and pound. Smith controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handleman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Handleman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Handleman in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
Handleman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Handleman throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
Handleman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Handleman.
The ground and pound from Handleman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smith parries the strikes from Handleman easily there. Handleman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
Handleman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Handleman.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Handleman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Handleman lands a strong strike to the head of Smith. That's dazed him! Handleman looking to finish here. Smith is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Handleman lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Handleman!
Kelvin Handleman very nearly forgot to thank Freebok (85% Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, John Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'I need to keep working hard. I congratulate the champ, but I'm coming back!'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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