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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Kelly (ranked 1851 p4p, 5663 weight class) and Mark O Madsen (ranked 252 p4p, 660 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm 22 190 7 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm 28 197 5 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Brawler Good gas tank |
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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 7 - 4 - 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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark O Madsen! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Madsen on the side of the head. O Madsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center. A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. O Madsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Madsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Kelly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kelly sizes up O Madsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. O Madsen takes one to the side of the head.
O Madsen with a poor takedown and Kelly counters with a nice body shot. Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Madsen doesn't seem bothered though. This has been an exciting period of action! Kelly rushes O Madsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kelly lands a shot to the body. Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Madsen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mark O Madsen has been cut. O Madsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body. A short right from Kelly on the inside. Kelly stalling the fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Kelly gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Kelly tries a body shot but O Madsen blocks it.
Kelly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kelly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that O Madsen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. O Madsen wants to clinch. Kelly cracks O Madsen with a good jab. Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from O Madsen. Pat Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark O Madsen. Kelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. No luck for O Madsen with that takedown attempt. Kelly throwing a counter right hand but O Madsen manages to avoid it. Kelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Madsen's head backwards. Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Madsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! No luck with that takedown attempt from O Madsen. Pat Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kelly swinging wildly here.
Kelly cracks O Madsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps O Madsen's head back.
Kelly slaps away a takedown attempt from O Madsen, before circling back to the center of the mat. Kelly connects with a body shot. Kelly scores with a decent looking hook. Kelly scores with a punch to the head. Kelly scores with a nice head shot. Kelly clinches up against the cage. O Madsen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
O Madsen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kelly tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. O Madsen is in Kelly's guard. O Madsen with a flurry of punches that miss. O Madsen forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Madsen is trying to control. Kelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Kelly pushes O Madsen off looking to stand but O Madsen dives back in and keeps control.
Kelly trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. O Madsen is working for a kimura but Kelly is defending it quite comfortably.
Kelly tries to kick O Madsen off in order to stand up. O Madsen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. Kelly is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, O Madsen asserts his dominance and retains side control. O Madsen landing strikes. Kelly wants to get back to his feet but O Madsen drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Madsen tries for a kimura but Kelly is defending well. O Madsen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. O Madsen prevents Kelly from escaping the position. Kelly sneaks out the side door and pushes O Madsen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Kelly works O Madsen's body with a nice hook. O Madsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away. Mark O Madsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. O Madsen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kelly's guard. Kelly is looking to stand up but O Madsen isn't so interested in that idea. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kelly scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Kelly dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mark O Madsen'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. Kelly scores with a jab to the head.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Kelly lands with a nice combination. O Madsen backs away looking to recover. Nice cross by Kelly. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! O Madsen tries to clinch but fails miserably and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. O Madsen gets tackled into the cage by Kelly. Kelly maintains the clinch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from O Madsen.
Kelly looking to slow down the pace here. Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch. O Madsen wants a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Kelly. Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut. Kelly digs a right hand underneath O Madsen's ribcage. O Madsen let out a lung full of air as it connected. Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. O Madsen is breathing heavily. Good body shot from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Madsen shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed O Madsen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Mark O Madsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. O Madsen should have avoided that one. Kelly jabs at O Madsen's body. O Madsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. The fight moves into the clinch position. Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Kelly slows down the pace here.
Kelly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
O Madsen looking for a takedown. Pat Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark O Madsen. Knees in the clinch landing for Kelly.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Kelly. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kelly with a hook. Good exchange - Kelly coming out on top. Kelly cracks a nice hook into O Madsen's ribs. Kelly connects with a right hand. O Madsen shakes it off. Nice shot by Kelly. Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Madsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kelly cracks O Madsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Nice shot by Kelly. Kelly connects with a body shot that sends O Madsen's belly button to the back. Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Madsen can do to turn this around? Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Kelly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
O Madsen is rocked! O Madsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Madsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him? Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kelly! O Madsen is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Kelly!
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