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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sig Hemmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Theme From Black Belt Jones 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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215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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219 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sig Hemmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemmer lands a nice hook to Kelly's body. Kelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hemmer misses with a hook.
Kelly has managed to clinch.
Hemmer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Hemmer avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Hemmer managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Hemmer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Hemmer.
Hemmer misses with a hook
and Kelly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hemmer dives in and grabs Kelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes down on Hemmer's head and hops out.
Kelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kelly clinches with his opponent.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hemmer.
Nice body punch from Kelly - that landed with a thud.
Hemmer manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly forces Hemmer back against the cage and clinches.
Kelly is leaning against Hemmer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hemmer is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hemmer's efforts to push away.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Hemmer avoids the damage to the body.
Hemmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Hemmer in a clinch.
Kelly stalling against the cage.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hemmer.
Hemmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hemmer wants to break free but Kelly has control.
Kelly slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly clinches up against the cage.
Kelly stalling the fight.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hemmer is defending well for now.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hemmer is defending well for now.
Kelly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hemmer is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Hemmer blocks an elbow strike.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hemmer's efforts to push away.
Kelly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hemmer breaks from the clinch.
Kelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly prevents Hemmer from breaking the clinch.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hemmer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hemmer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hemmer throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Hemmer lands a jab.
It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Hemmer checks a leg kick.
Kelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hemmer lands with a right hand.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hemmer.
Kelly has Hemmer up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hemmer is defending well for now.
Hemmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hemmer avoids it.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hemmer.
Hemmer working hard to break the clinch.
Kelly tries to work over Hemmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hemmer is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hemmer avoids it.
Kelly misses with an elbow over the top.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly looks gassed!
Hemmer wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
Hemmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hemmer misses with a double jab
and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
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 nice elbow.
It looks like Sig Hemmer has been cut.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Kelly will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hemmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kelly slips a straight right by Hemmer.
Hemmer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hemmer misses with a hook
and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hemmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Kelly misses with an elbow strike.
Hemmer can't break the clinch.
Hemmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Hemmer tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Hemmer is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Kelly.
Hemmer is trying to break free.
Hemmer is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Hemmer into the cage.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Hemmer avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a body punch.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hemmer's efforts to push away.
Hemmer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hemmer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hemmer managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly pushes Hemmer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hemmer wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
Kelly effectively controlling the action here.
Kelly is leaning against Hemmer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly lands a body punch.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hemmer avoids it.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Jim Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kelly scores with a knee to the head.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hemmer avoids it.
Kelly connects with a knee to the head.
Hemmer wants to break free but Kelly has control.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but Hemmer blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Kelly - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hemmer up against the cage.
Hemmer fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Hemmer controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kelly stalling against the cage.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hemmer's elbow.
Hemmer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hemmer breaks the clinch.
Kelly rushes Hemmer and presses him up against the cage.
Hemmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly pushes Hemmer up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kelly throws an elbow but it misses.
Hemmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hemmer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kelly walks away with a smile on his face. Hemmer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelly moves into range and clinches up with Hemmer.
A knee to the head by Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly stalling.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Hemmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
Kelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kelly is looking to control Hemmer's arms but Hemmer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Hemmer avoids the damage to the body.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hemmer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hemmer manages to break the clinch.
Kelly clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
Kelly tries to work over Hemmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hemmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hemmer.
Hemmer tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Hemmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hemmer, right into the meat.
Hemmer scores with a sloppy right hand. Kelly should have avoided that one.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hemmer.
Hemmer scores with a hook.
Kelly is rocked!
Kelly takes the fight into the clinch.
Hemmer avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Hemmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hemmer.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Hemmer tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kelly throws an elbow but misses.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly trying to stall but Hemmer improves his position.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hemmer is defending well for now.
Hemmer is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hemmer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hemmer is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Hemmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Hemmer avoids the damage to the body.
Hemmer is trying to break free.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hemmer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hemmer manages to break the clinch.
Sig Hemmer is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kelly's head backwards.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Hemmer finish him?
A jab from Hemmer misses.
Kelly seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hemmer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hemmer. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hemmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Hemmer shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Kelly is backing up but Hemmer catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Kelly covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Hemmer Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sig Hemmer!
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energy
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hype
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