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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Kelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sud Saming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saming is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter the Tiger. Liam Kelley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
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184 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Kelley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sud Saming!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Saming.
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Saming was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Saming coming out on top.
Kelley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelley lands with a straight right. Saming didn't see that one coming.
Saming ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saming swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saming has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Saming misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Kelley.
Kelley gets through Saming's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Saming.
Kelley tries a body shot but Saming blocks it.
Kelley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saming swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saming trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saming misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that Saming has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Saming blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Saming misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Saming blocking some punches.
Kelley working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Saming.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saming lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saming blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saming.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Saming prevents a body shot from Kelley.
A head punch on the inside from Saming fails to land.
Kelley lands an uppercut.
Saming misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Saming.
Kelley lands a right hand.
Saming lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saming blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Saming misses with some punches.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Saming takes a shot to the head.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Kelley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Saming lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saming.
Saming with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kelley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saming lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Saming is looking to control Kelley's arms but Kelley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saming has his back to the cage.
Saming lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelley backwards.
Saming pushes Kelley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelley is rocked!
Saming misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Kelley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saming doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saming has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Saming scores with a shoulder strike.
Saming using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saming missing with knees to the body.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Saming controls his hands.
Kelley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saming can't find room to land a body shot as Kelley controls the action.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Saming avoiding damage.
Saming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saming lands with a light punch inside.
Saming lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelley pushes Saming back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelley presses Saming against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelley tries to work over Saming's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
Saming misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saming.
Kelley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saming blocks an uppercut.
Saming misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saming.
Kelley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kelley prevents a body shot from Saming.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saming.
Kelley tries a body shot but Saming blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Saming tries a knee to the head but Kelley blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Saming.
Saming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Saming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saming tries a body shot but Kelley blocks it.
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 Liam Kelley will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Kelley misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saming! But no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelley.
Saming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saming ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Saming moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Saming appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kelley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kelley.
It looks like Sud Saming has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saming. Saming circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saming is rocked!
Kelley lands a big right hand that sends Saming crashing to the mat! Kelley stays standing though and waves Saming back to his feet!
Saming is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelley finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saming cracks Kelley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Saming tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kelley wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Liam Kelley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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