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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rios (ranked 1393 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Pat Kelly (ranked 162 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
Rios looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rios with a body shot.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Rios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rios fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Rios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly misses with a hook to the body
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Rios throwing a counter right hand but Kelly manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rios doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Rios throws a sloppy head kick
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rios on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rios scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Rios was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Rios avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Rios misses with a few strikes there.
Kelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelly slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
Kelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios misses with a body shot.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Rios works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Kelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rios lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly tests Rios's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rios swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelly.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Rios misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rios rather than just go for the knockout.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rios misses with a low kick.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Rios lands with a straight right. Kelly didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
Rios takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rios blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Good leg kick by Rios.
Rios throws a head kick that misses.
Rios is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios thumps Kelly with a low kick.
Rios misses the shot to the body.
Rios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rios counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Rios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Kelly misses the body punch
and Rios counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Rios moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rios drops Kelly with a beautiful combination! Kelly stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rios is looking for the KO!
Kelly is rocked!
Rios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Rios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Rios finish him?
Rios takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelly seems to have recovered his senses.
Rios misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly misses with a hook
and Rios comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Kelly stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Rios is on him like rabid pit bull! Kelly slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Rios!
In his post fight interview, Diego Rios started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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