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"O'Brien, though, quickly matches punches and sees an opening to drag the Brit to the mat. He hops into mount and lands a few punches and then looks for the rear-naked choke when Kelly gives up his back. But Kelly escapes, takes top position, secures the crucifix position and delivers a steady stream of punches."
Sounds like this fight had a pretty close call for Kelly.
Round 1 - Yahoo! Sports MMA blogger Maggie Hendricks' cousin, Mike Lullo, meets fellow newcomer Edson Barboza in this latest bout. A touch of gloves gets us started. Lullo throws a soft leg kick. Both guys circle. Barboza counters a low kick with a punch that misses. Both guys with solid boxing stances and light on their feet. Lullo tries the occasional low kick and then shoots, but Barboza stuffs it and then overpowers and tosses Lullo to the mat. Barboza lands in side control but returns to his feet and allows Lullo to do the same. Barboza snaps off a low kick and then ducks under a punch. Lullo does the same and then shoots, but Barboza reverses and takes top position with a snazzy mid-air spin. Barboza looks for the gogoplata as he places a shin across his opponent's throat. Barboza looks OK, so Lullo throws punches from his back while holding the choke. The ref checks on Barboza, and he's fine. Lullo continues throwing punches from his back as Barboza does nothing from the top. Lullo works elbows and then focuses on the choke again. He doesn't have the angle he needs, and Barboza eventually muscles his way back to his feet, and we restart. Both fighters miss with high kicks. Barboza throws a nice low kick and lands. Barboza snaps off another, but Lullo seems unfazed. Lullo lands some jabs, but Barboza knocks his feet out from under him with a kick. Lullo's kick is checked, and he just misses a counter haymaker. It was an exciting round, but MMAjunkie.com scores it 10-9 for Barboza.
Round 1 - Good to see Parisyan back in the cage. He looks focused, as does Hallman, After a touch of gloves from the vets, we're underway. Parisyan shoots, but Hallman stuffs it out. The fighters trade punches, and Parisyan moves in with more while looking for the takedown. He pins Hallman against the cage, gets a body lock, but can't get the takedown. Hallman looks for a guillotine, but Parisyan simply stands taller to break free and he continues to pin his opponent against the fence. With no improvement, the ref wants a restart. Parisyan moves in again with punches and lands a hook, but Hallman clips and drops him with a right hand that connects to the side of the head. He quickly pounces and rains down a few hammerfists, and the bout quickly is waved off.
Hopefully that's the official breaking of my losing streak which sets all right in the world and now I face nothing but a bright future of fun and prosperous bets.
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