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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Saltzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Saltzman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Saltzman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saltzman shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kelly postures up in Saltzman's guard and throws a big left but Saltzman blocks it.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly throws an elbow that misses. Saltzman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kelly's guard. Nice move by Saltzman!
Saltzman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saltzman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saltzman postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Saltzman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saltzman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saltzman postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saltzman throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kelly trying to control the position here.
We're going to have a standup here because Evan Kelly wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kelly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saltzman circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Saltzman shoots in.
Kelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saltzman avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Kelly with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly leaves Saltzman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kelly throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Saltzman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kelly is in Saltzman's guard.
Kelly throws a strike but Saltzman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saltzman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.
Saltzman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly is trying to control the position but Saltzman postures up.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet but Saltzman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Saltzman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saltzman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saltzman looks gassed!
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saltzman postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saltzman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kelly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saltzman defends it easily.
Kelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kelly wants to sweep here but Saltzman controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to keep a closed guard but Saltzman is proving a slippery customer.
Saltzman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saltzman trying to move into half guard but instead Kelly has managed to sweep!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saltzman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saltzman wants to stand but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Kelly dominated that round.
That's time! Kelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kelly shoots in for a double leg but Saltzman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kelly stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Saltzman as Kelly shoots in.
Saltzman fails with a takedown attempt.
Saltzman leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Saltzman has hold of Kelly's hands but Kelly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saltzman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly looks to land a strike but Saltzman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Saltzman wants to stand and escape but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelly throws a strike but Saltzman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kelly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kelly tries to get out of the position.
Saltzman postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Saltzman postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saltzman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kelly trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is really struggling to control Saltzman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Evan Kelly.
Kelly shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kelly thows a huge punch but Saltzman dodges it nicely.
Saltzman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evan Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kelly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly drops an elbow to the side of Saltzman's head.
Kelly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saltzman's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kelly lands a nice short elbow.
Kelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saltzman's head.
Kelly drops an elbow to the side of Saltzman's head.
Kelly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saltzman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.
Kelly working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saltzman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Kelly is pressing down on Saltzman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saltzman is holding on for now.
Saltzman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.
Kelly throwing shots but Saltzman is blocking nicely.
Kelly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Kelly there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saltzman's head.
Kelly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Kelly dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt - Saltzman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kelly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saltzman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly has his takedown stuffed
and Saltzman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saltzman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saltzman postures up and lands a big shot to Kelly's brow.
Saltzman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saltzman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saltzman throws a big right hand that misses.
Saltzman lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saltzman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saltzman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kelly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kelly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saltzman is one step ahead there.
Kelly wants to stand and escape but Saltzman is having none of it.
Saltzman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kelly's head.
Saltzman postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Saltzman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly working a defensive guard here.
Saltzman stops Kelly from standing up.
Kelly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Saltzman throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saltzman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kelly lands a couple of elbows.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly cracks Saltzman with a solid left hand.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saltzman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saltzman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saltzman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saltzman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saltzman's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saltzman wants to stand but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelly distracts Saltzman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saltzman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jon Saltzman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evan Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Evan Kelly.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Kelly!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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