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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paramendr Chakra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kelly's choice of entrance music: Stir It Up. Van Kelly told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paramendr Chakra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chakra tries to clinch up.
Chakra forces Kelly back against the ropes and clinches.
Kelly digs a right hand into Chakra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chakra's gas tank.
Chakra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kelly's face.
Chakra is looking to control Kelly's arms but Kelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chakra has his back to the ropes.
Chakra presses Kelly against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kelly pushes Chakra back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chakra backwards.
Chakra tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly tries to stall but Chakra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chakra missing with knees to the body.
Chakra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chakra as Kelly tries to tie him up.
Kelly pushes Chakra back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kelly avoiding damage as Chakra throws knees to the body.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chakra.
A knee to the head by Chakra.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chakra obliges.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chakra backwards.
Chakra lands an elbow inside.
Kelly takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly lands a body shot.
Chakra landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kelly as Chakra tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly.
Chakra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Chakra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chakra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Chakra stalling in the clinch but Kelly improves position.
Chakra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chakra prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Chakra misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly effectively controlling the action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Chakra is breathing heavily.
Chakra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelly blocks the elbow strike.
Chakra tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Chakra missing with knees to the body.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelly working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chakra.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chakra backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Chakra tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly stalling in the clinch but Chakra improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chakra lands an elbow inside that Kelly shrugs off.
Chakra trying to land knees to the body.
Chakra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Chakra takes a shot to the head.
Kelly tries to score a body lock takedown but Chakra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Chakra manages to get underhooks.
Chakra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chakra.
Chakra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chakra lands a nice elbow.
Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Chakra controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries a body shot but Chakra blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Chakra tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Chakra back against the cage.
Kelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chakra backwards.
Kelly pushes Chakra back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chakra trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly trying to stall but Chakra improves his position.
Chakra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kelly taking a breather.
Chakra blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelly takes an elbow to the temple.
Chakra tries to stall but Kelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Kelly.
Chakra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kelly is working Chakra over against the ropes.
Chakra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kelly's defenses.
Chakra looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Chakra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Chakra.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Chakra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chakra prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chakra trying to control the position but instead, Kelly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chakra into the ropes.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Chakra gets an underhook and turns Kelly into the ropes.
Chakra lands a good knee to the midsection. Kelly won't want to take too many of those.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chakra with a knee to the head.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Van Kelly will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chakra was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly cracks Chakra with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Jab by Chakra.
Chakra takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Kelly there.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Chakra moved out of range.
Chakra closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Paramendr Chakra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chakra bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chakra darts in trying to clinch
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chakra ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chakra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelly misses the jab.
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chakra tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chakra closes the distance but Kelly moves to the side
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly jabs Chakra right on the nose. Chakra blinks but takes it well.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses the jab.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chakra's head.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chakra tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Chakra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chakra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chakra moves away.
Chakra throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chakra counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chakra.
Kelly is working for takedown but Chakra is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chakra with a knee to the head.
Chakra struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chakra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chakra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kelly's face.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Chakra misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kelly as Chakra tries to tie him up.
Chakra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Chakra is struggling to control the position.
Chakra blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly tries a body shot but Chakra blocks it.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
Chakra blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Van Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly lands a body punch.
Chakra misses with a knee strike.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Chakra.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Chakra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chakra takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chakra backwards.
Chakra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kelly presses Chakra against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chakra or not.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly presses Chakra against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Chakra's ribcage. Chakra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chakra blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Chakra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chakra.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
A short left from Kelly.
Kelly pushes Chakra back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chakra moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Chakra tries to clinch
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Chakra throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Chakra tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chakra.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chakra has time to react.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chakra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Kelly shoots for a double leg takedown but Chakra sprawls well. He's pushed Kelly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Chakra does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kelly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chakra is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly thows a huge punch but Chakra dodges it nicely.
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelly throwing shots but Chakra is blocking nicely.
Chakra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Kelly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chakra tries to kick Kelly off but Kelly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kelly moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with the ground and pound.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Chakra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chakra wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kelly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chakra keeps working.
Chakra tries to escape but Kelly is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chakra is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Kelly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kelly postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kelly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chakra, who protects the arm well.
Chakra is not content to let Kelly control the position.
That's four 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.
Chakra defending against the ground and pound.
Kelly tries to score with some ground and pound. Chakra controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kelly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chakra is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Kelly really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Chakra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chakra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kelly lands an overhand right.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Chakra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Chakra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Chakra moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelly.
Chakra tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly counters with a left to the body.
Chakra tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Chakra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
A left lands for Kelly.
Chakra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chakra is looking to clinch.
A cross from Kelly lands.
Chakra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chakra blocks a jab.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Chakra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chakra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kelly is fending him off so far but Chakra persists. Nope, Kelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Chakra.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Chakra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Chakra should have avoided that one.
Van Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chakra slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
Chakra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Chakra avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly throws a hook but Chakra avoids it easily.
Chakra throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Chakra misses with a wild combination.
Van Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly jabs Chakra right on the nose. Chakra blinks but takes it well.
Chakra wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Chakra is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chakra tries to score with a low kick but Kelly moves his leg out of the way.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chakra 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 lands the left hand.
Kelly connects with a jab.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelly swings for the body but Chakra moves out of range.
Chakra thuds his shin into the meat of Kelly's side.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Chakra ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Chakra.
Chakra is looking to clinch.
Chakra tries to clinch up
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chakra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chakra wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chakra misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Chakra counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kelly is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chakra keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Chakra has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Kelly dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
Chakra shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chakra on the side of the head.
Chakra walks into a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chakra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chakra tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Chakra slips the punch.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Chakra.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chakra on the side of the head.
Chakra throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Chakra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Chakra's shoulder, as Chakra tries to avoid the shot.
Chakra wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Chakra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly stuns Chakra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly misses with a shot to the body
and Chakra counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kelly's guard now.
Chakra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kelly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chakra!
Kelly throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Paramendr Chakra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kelly punching from mount but Chakra doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kelly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chakra avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kelly.
Chakra is squirming around, avoiding Kelly's attempts to control the action.
Chakra is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kelly looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly working for a guillotine from mount but Chakra is in no mood to give up.
Kelly thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kelly thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kelly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chakra is looking to escape.
Chakra holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kelly tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kelly goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Chakra turns into him and now he's in Kelly's guard.
Chakra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Kelly! Van Kelly retains his lightweight title!
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