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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aito Lager (ranked 1605 p4p, 214 weight class) and Jack Kelly (ranked 2063 p4p, 274 weight class). Lager comes to the cage accompanied by Army Of The Pharaohs - Seven. This should be fireworks!
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199 lbs
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201 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aito Lager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Lager misses.
Lager looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lager gets the takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Lager are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kelly avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lager.
Kelly taking a bit of punishment here - Lager scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly is pushing Lager's head away, looking to escape. Lager manages to hold on to the position though.
Lager with the ground and pound but Kelly regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lager thows a huge punch but Kelly dodges it nicely.
Lager throwing shots but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Lager prevents Kelly from standing back up.
Lager is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kelly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lager content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lager is trying to control the action in half guard but Kelly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lager throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelly manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lager keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lager changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lager. Lager circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aito Lager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lager lands a jab to the head.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lager throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lager. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly feints a counter leg kick.
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Lager's head back.
Lager throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Lager misses.
A slow jab from Lager misses its intended target.
That's two 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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lager.
Lager misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Lager throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Lager avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lager is looking to counter punch.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Lager tries to counter with a takedown but Kelly is quick to defend against it.
Kelly lands with an overhand left.
Lager is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kelly's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Lager. That snapped Kelly's head back.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Lager takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelly throws a right hand that Lager ducks under and follows up with a left that Lager also avoids with ease.
Lager throwing a counter right hand but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Lager scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Lager misses with the combination.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager thuds his right hand into Kelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lager misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lager walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lager looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lager waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Kelly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lager. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lager with a nice cross.
Donk. Kelly catches Lager right on the button with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Lager there.
Kelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lager under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lager displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Lager moved out of range nicely.
Lager uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Lager thuds his right hand into Kelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lager had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kelly takes a swing at Lager's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Lager blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Lager gets a double leg takedown into Kelly's guard.
Lager prevents Kelly from getting back to his feet.
Lager throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lager is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Lager's takedown attempt.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
Lager throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lager off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aito Lager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lager moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Lager throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lager takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Kelly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good leg kick by Lager there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lager swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lager walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.
Kelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lager gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lager misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly lands a head shot.
Lager throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Lager looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Lager scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Lager's head back.
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!
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lager.
Lager dips to his left and cracks Kelly with an uppercut!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lager, right into the meat.
Lager uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kelly has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Lager's head back.
Kelly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kelly lands with an overhand left.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Lager.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Lager avoids them all with ease.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Lager throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jack Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lager misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Lager misses with a body shot
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
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 swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lager slips a jab from Kelly.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly scores with the left hand. Lager knows he should have avoided that one.
Lager looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lager counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.
Lager trying to control the action but Kelly is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lager throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kelly has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lager lands a few punches from side control.
Lager lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lager in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lager is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lager cracks Kelly with a big right hand but Kelly just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lager in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lager cracks Kelly with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lager cracks Kelly with a big elbow.
Lager sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kelly is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Lager crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager tries to score with some ground and pound. Kelly controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kelly pushes Lager away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lager gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lager looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lager trying to control the position but Kelly is working away.
Lager is working Kelly over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kelly pushes Lager away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lager gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lager 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.
Kelly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kelly is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lager working the strikes but Kelly uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lager is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lager lands with a punch from half guard.
Kelly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Lager there.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet.
Lager throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lager not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lager is looking for a kimura here.
Lager slips a nice elbow through Kelly's hands, connecting with Kelly's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aito Lager dominated that second round.
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!
Kelly lunges at Lager with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lager's hand.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lager dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Lager misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lager lands a lovely overhand right.
Lager connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kelly's hands.
Lager cracks Kelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lager throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Lager looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Lager takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly stuns Lager with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lager throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Lager.
Lager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lager ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a hook. Lager tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lager slips under a jab.
Lager changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lager throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lager fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelly connects with the punch.
Lager ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lager.
Lager throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lager.
Kelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jack Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lager throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lager misses with a wild body shot.
Lager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
A little feinted left hand from Lager on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelly lands with a straight right. Lager didn't see that one coming.
Lager misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Lager on that attempt.
A little jabbing left from Kelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lager scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kelly lands with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Lager down.
Lager walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lager drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lager on the side of the head.
Lager misses with a straight right.
Lager checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lager thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly defending well as Lager loads up on a big left hand.
Lager scores with a sloppy right hand. Kelly should have avoided that one.
Kelly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lager finds it's way round the side to connect with Kelly's head.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Lager looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Kelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly digs a good body shot into Lager's ribs.
Kelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big right from Lager misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
Kelly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lager.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lager takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lager.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Lager's head but Lager sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Lager comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lager throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Lager misses with a body shot.
Kelly ducks right into an uppercut from Lager.
Kelly jabs Lager right on the nose. Lager blinks but takes it well.
Lager dips to his left and cracks Kelly with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lager moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Lager is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lager throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Nice defenses there by Lager.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
Lager throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Lager bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
Kelly takes one to the chin there.
Lager tries for a takedown but Kelly circles away easily
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aito Lager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lager closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Lager pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lager throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lager.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lager misses the jab.
Lager takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Kelly!
An out of breath Jack Kelly thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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