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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Laboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger. Laboy has chosen It's Amazing by Kanye West as his entrance music. Connor Kelly has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Laboy!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laboy shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Laboy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
Kelly lands with a good body shot.
Laboy with a poor takedown
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Connor Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Kelly stuns Laboy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly lands with a hook. Laboy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laboy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Laboy misses with a takedown
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laboy has his takedown stuffed
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laboy looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laboy fails with the takedown.
Laboy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laboy.
Laboy shoots in looking for a takedown. Kelly tries to sprawl out of it but Laboy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kelly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a series of strikes. Laboy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kelly tried to score with a low kick but Laboy checks it.
Kelly scores with a jab. Laboy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laboy in his tracks.
Laboy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelly pinned against the cage. Kelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly stuns Laboy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laboy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Kelly.
Laboy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a one-two to the body.
Laboy is rocked!
Kelly lands a body shot.
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laboy is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Laboy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laboy seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Laboy's belly button to the back.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laboy at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelly.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kelly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laboy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laboy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kelly connects with a right hand. Laboy shakes it off.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Laboy's leg. Laboy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laboy shoots and misses
and Kelly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kelly punishes Laboy's body with a nice straight punch.
Laboy blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Laboy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Laboy's front leg but catches the back leg as Laboy tries to avoid it.
Laboy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laboy with a poor takedown
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laboy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laboy dives in and grabs Kelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes down on Laboy's head and hops out.
Kelly lands with an overhand left.
Laboy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laboy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laboy's head.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laboy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laboy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut there from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a right hand.
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laboy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Laboy avoids it well.
Connor Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laboy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Laboy avoids nicely.
Kelly sizes up Laboy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laboy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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 displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laboy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laboy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Laboy checks it.
Laboy has his takedown stuffed
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Kelly.
Kelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laboy 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 Laboy off to one side.
Laboy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kelly is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Laboy.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Laboy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelly shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Laboy eats them both and turns towards Kelly to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laboy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.
Laboy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.
Laboy has his takedown stuffed
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laboy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly lands a jab to Laboy's midsection.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laboys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laboy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly cracks Laboy with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly stalks Laboy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Laboy's face. Laboy staggers backwards, shaken.
Kelly punishes Laboy's body with a nice straight punch.
Laboy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly cracks Laboy with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
Laboy blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laboy's head.
Laboy fails with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Damian Laboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laboy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Kelly circles away easily
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Laboy.
Laboy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laboy.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laboy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laboy.
Laboy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laboy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laboy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Kelly circles away easily
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Laboy 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Kelly lands a nice hook to Laboy's body. Laboy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Kelly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelly scores with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Laboy shoots in but no luck this time.
Laboy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laboy with a poor takedown
and Kelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laboy thinking.
Laboy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Laboy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laboy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laboy can do to turn this around?
Kelly works the jab nicely.
Laboy is breathing heavily.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly lands with a hook. Laboy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laboy has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kelly is fending him off so far but Laboy persists. Nope, Kelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Connor Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Laboy walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Laboy's body.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab-cross combination lands for Kelly and sends Laboy crashing to the mat! Kelly follows him down to the mat - Laboy regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Kelly frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kelly content just to control the position here.
Kelly misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to control but Laboy wriggling away.
Laboy is trying to reverse the position but instead Kelly has taken his back - oops!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Laboy turns into Kelly and is now in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laboy.
Laboy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Laboy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.
Laboy being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laboy is controlling him.
Laboy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laboy won't allow Kelly to get back to his feet.
Laboy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kelly 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.
Laboy scoring with some ground and pound.
Laboy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laboy's guard.
Laboy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kelly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kelly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kelly wants to stand but Laboy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laboy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laboy keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Laboy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Laboy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kelly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kelly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kelly passes into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to free his trapped foot but Laboy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Laboy tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Laboy looking for submissions off his back.
Laboy is staying active underneath Kelly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laboy is trying to get back to full guard.
Laboy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kelly pulls his head out easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laboy wants to sweep but Kelly has passed to side control!
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Laboy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Laboy's shoulder. That is not cool.
Laboy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kelly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kelly content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laboy keeps working.
Laboy is looking to reverse the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries for a kimura but Laboy is defending well.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laboy keeps working.
Laboy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laboy's head.
Kelly is working for a kimura but Laboy is defending it quite comfortably.
Kelly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Laboy defends it well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is keen to just control but Laboy is a slippery customer.
Kelly wants to work for an arm triangle but Laboy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Laboy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kelly pulls his head out easily.
Laboy looking for submissions off his back.
Laboy looking for submissions off his back.
Kelly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Laboy sees it coming and defends easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laboy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laboy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelly moves nicely into side control.
Kelly trying to control the position but Laboy is working away.
Laboy tries to buck Kelly off but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly wants to control but Laboy is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laboy tries to bench press Kelly off him but Kelly keeps the position.
Damian Laboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connor Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Laboy has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelly 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Connor Kelly!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Connor Kelly!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Connor Kelly!
Connor Kelly wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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