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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Kelly (ranked 3193 p4p, 2007 weight class) and Cameron Bye (ranked 388 p4p, 258 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cameron Bye!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bye feints and then cracks Kelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelly down.
Bye scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly takes a swing at Bye's ribcage but misses.
Bye let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Bye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Bye avoids nicely.
Kelly takes a swing at Bye's ribcage but misses.
Kelly tries to clinch but Bye is having none of it.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Bye avoids it well.
Bye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Bye throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Bye avoids it well.
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bye in his tracks.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Bye saw that one coming.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Bye.
Bye looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Bye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Bye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bye slips a straight right by Kelly.
Bye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bye throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Bye.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Bye moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly throws a hook but Bye blocks it.
Bye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kelly tries to work over Bye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Bye tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly slips under a jab from Bye.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Bye's shoulder, as Bye tries to avoid the shot.
Bye slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kelly throws a jab when Bye was well out of range.
Kelly lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bye throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bye throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Bye lands a jab to the head.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bye counters with a nice uppercut.
Bye swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Bye moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a hook.
Bye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly throws a hook but Bye blocks it.
As Kelly backs off Bye throws a huge counter combo but Kelly manages to avoid it all.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Bye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bye tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pat Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Bye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Kelly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly misses with a double jab
and Bye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Kelly misses with a jab to the body
and Bye counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Kelly does it's job there.
Bye is looking to clinch.
Bye throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Bye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bye takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Bye's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pat Kelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Bye forces Kelly back against the cage and clinches.
Bye blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bye.
Bye looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Bye ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Bye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Bye throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Bye throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kelly.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Bye's shoulder, as Bye tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly scores with a one two! Bye had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bye.
Pat Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Bye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
A big right from Kelly misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye lands a left and a right that send Kelly crashing to the mat, dazed. Bye thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kelly is rocked!
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bye.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Bye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Bye goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Bye walks into a jab.
Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bye, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bye on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bye as Kelly tries to tie him up.
Bye jumps guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Bye gets an underhook and turns Kelly into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bye breaks the clinch.
Kelly lands with a good body shot.
Bye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Bye moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Bye wants to clinch.
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly tries to clinch but Bye moves out of range.
Pat Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bye breaks from the clinch.
Bye shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kelly defends it nicely.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Bye avoids it well.
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Bye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Bye throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Bye takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Kelly.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Bye misses
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bye fails with the takedown.
Pat Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron Bye.
Bye clinches up against the cage.
Kelly is pushing Bye up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Bye controls his hands.
Bye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pat Kelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Bye slips under a jab.
Bye throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Bye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bye shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
Cameron Bye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bye! But no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Kelly.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and Bye counters with a low kick, right behind Kelly 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Bye moved out of range nicely.
Bye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Bye on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye misses with a body shot.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bye.
Bye flicks out a counter leg kick but Kelly steps away.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Bye moves away and avoids it.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Bye circles away.
Kelly throws a hook but Bye blocks it.
Bye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Bye counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bye up against the cage.
Bye avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bye is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Bye managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly tries a body shot but Bye blocks it.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Bye controls the action.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Bye tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelly smiles and moves away.
Bye defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bye misses with a low kick as Kelly jumps back.
A jab from Kelly misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bye.
Kelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Bye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bye.
Nice defenses there by Bye.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Bye lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cameron Bye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bye scores with the left hand. Kelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Bye goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Bye avoids it well.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Bye is trying to break free.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Byes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bye misses with a two punch combination.
Bye throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
It looked like Kelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelly throws the left hand but Bye avoids the punch easily.
Bye flicks out a counter leg kick but Kelly steps away.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Bye moved out of range nicely.
Bye misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bye slips a straight right by Kelly.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Bye's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Pat Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly slips a jab from Bye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Kelly!
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