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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Norberto Kelley (ranked 24602 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jones (ranked 5130 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norberto Kelley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Kelley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Kelley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Kelley pulls guard.
Jones is looking to stand up but Kelley won't let him.
Kelley being controlled here, momentarily.
Kelley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is fighting to break Kelley's control of his arms but Kelley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kelley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kelley can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Jones breaks Kelley's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kelley looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelley, not yet.
Kelley wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Kelley is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones wants to control from the top but Kelley keeps moving.
Jones stands up from Kelley's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones manages to pull guard.
Kelley throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kelley's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Jones gets to his feet - Kelley follows without any prompting.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Kelley moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelley counters by moving into the clinch.
Norberto Kelley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Jones.
Kelley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Kelley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley is looking to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch.
No joy there for Kelley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kelley has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Kelley lands with a light punch inside.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jones looks winded!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelley as he jumps to the side.
Kelley throws a head kick that misses.
Kelley tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelley closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Kelley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Kelley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Norberto Kelley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Kelley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelley gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones keeps control of Kelley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelley smiles and moves away.
Norberto Kelley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Jones.
Kelley gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Kelley manages to retain guard.
Kelley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones jumps guard but Kelley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kelley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones stalling the fight.
Kelley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelley smiles and moves away.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Kelley moves into the clinch.
Kelley pulls Jones into guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelley working a defensive guard but Jones manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jones wants to control but Kelley is keeping him busy.
Kelley is looking to reverse the position.
Kelley is working hard here to advance position.
Kelley can't do much from the bottom here.
Kelley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kelley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kelley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kelley is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kelley's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones wants to stall.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelley has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Kelley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norberto Kelley 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!
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelley counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Kelley to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Kelley shows good takedown defense.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones wants the takedown. Kelley is fighting it off but Jones persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kelley's guard against the cage.
Kelley has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kelley clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kelley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Kelley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Kelley.
Jones stops Kelley from standing up.
Kelley wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Kelley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kelley is on top in guard.
Kelley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kelley cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Jones looking to control.
Kelley has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kelley's guard.
Kelley working a defensive guard here.
Kelley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Norberto Kelley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley trying to control the position.
Kelley looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelley, not yet.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four 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.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelley misses with a two punch combination.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones tries for a kimura but Kelley is defending well.
Kelley taking a bit of punishment here - Jones scoring with strikes.
Jack Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norberto Kelley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kelley has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jones but great work by Kelley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norberto Kelley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norberto Kelley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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