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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Kelz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Kelz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Kelz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kelz scores with a takedown into Reilly's guard.
Kelz wants to stand but Reilly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kelz wants to stand and escape but instead Reilly has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Reilly won't allow Kelz to get back to his feet.
Reilly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kelz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reilly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reilly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reilly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kelz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reilly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kelz is looking to stand up but Reilly isn't so interested in that idea.
Kelz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reilly defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly postures up in Kelz's guard and throws a big left but Kelz blocks it.
Reilly gets to his feet - Kelz follows without any prompting.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
Reilly gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Reilly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kelz wants to improve his position but Reilly is controlling well.
Reilly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly working Kelz over with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kelz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reilly.
Reilly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reilly decides to stand up.
Kelz throws a sloppy head kick and Reilly moves out of range easily.
Kelz looks winded!
Reilly misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelz looks to land a body kick but Reilly moved away.
Kelz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelz closes the distance and clinches.
Kelz is trying to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling him.
Reilly could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Kelz controls the action.
Kelz breaks from the clinch.
Kelz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelz throws a body kick that misses
and Reilly counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kelz!
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!
Reilly connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kelz some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Reilly dominated that round.
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.
Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelz.
Kelz misses with a few strikes there.
Kelz throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Kelz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reilly wants to control but Kelz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Reilly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kelz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Reilly rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kelz's guard! Nice work there by Reilly!
Reilly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reilly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reilly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reilly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reilly is working Kelz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reilly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reilly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reilly decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kelz, up you get!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
Reilly misses with a straight right.
Kelz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reilly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kelz is breathing heavily.
Reilly looking for a guillotine here but Kelz defends easily.
Kelz tries to free his leg and advance position but Reilly is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly working for a triangle but Kelz defends it easily.
Kelz wanted to stand there but Reilly had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Reilly dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Kelz lands with a shot to the body.
Kelz tries to clinch but Reilly moves away
and Reilly counters with a takedown into side control.
Reilly tries to score with some ground and pound. Kelz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Reilly connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kelz some visible discomfort.
Kelz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reilly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kelz to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kelz tries to clinch
and Reilly counters with a big head kick but Kelz shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kelz misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Kelz.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
A left and a right from Kelz both land. Nice combination.
Reilly avoids the head kick by Kelz.
Kelz throws a leg kick
and Reilly moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reilly is pushing Kelz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reilly gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kelz wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Kelz manages to break the clinch.
Reilly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelz tries to clinch but Reilly is having none of it.
Reilly dodges the punch combination from Kelz.
Reilly gets a clinch.
Kelz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kelz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelz tries to keep at a distance but Reilly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reilly controlling the action here for a moment.
Kelz swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reilly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Reilly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reilly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Reilly!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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