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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Schwartz Gomez (ranked 857 p4p, 624 weight class) and Pat Kelly (ranked 139 p4p, 99 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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188 cm 37 184 30 - 19 - 0 |
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185 cm 28 190 19 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer 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 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gomez wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance. Gomez throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily. Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kelly clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage. Kelly controlling the action here for a moment.
Gomez tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Gomez wants to break free but Kelly has control.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now. Kelly misses with a body punch.
Kelly pressing his opponent against the cage. Gomez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gomez breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Kelly is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Gomez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez. We've been told by Gomez's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gomez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly. It looked like Gomez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Donk. Gomez catches Kelly right on the button with a cross. Kelly wants to clinch. Kelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing. Gomez misses with a left hand and Kelly counters with a straight right hand. A big right from Kelly misses. Kelly fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gomez to the ground. Kelly is now in Gomez's guard. Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now. Kelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kelly prevents Gomez from getting back to his feet. Kelly looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gomez has momentary wrist control but Kelly slips an elbow through the middle. Gomez pushes Kelly off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Kelly.
Kelly throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range. Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss. Gomez misses with a body kick. Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss! Kelly looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely. Kelly scores with a nice strike. Kelly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gomez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kelly looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely. Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gomez misses the shot to the body. Kelly misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gomez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That kick from Gomez tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on. Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kelly. Gomez throws Kelly to one side and escapes! Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kelly misses with a straight right. Kelly moves out of range as Gomez strikes. Gomez moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomez scores with a shoulder strike. Gomez misses with a knee to the head. Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab. Donk. Gomez catches Kelly right on the button with a cross. Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away. Kelly tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gomez defends well and Kelly ends up having to push Gomez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly wants to slow Gomez down by chopping away at his legs. Kelly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range. Gomez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gomez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut. Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss! Kelly misses with a straight right. Donk. Kelly catches Gomez right on the button with a cross. Gomez walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly. Kelly keeps the fight on the outside. Kelly misses with a hook. Gomez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kelly throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily. Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Gomez throws a good cross that connects.
Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Gomez landing knees to the head.
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 Schwartz Gomez will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Kelly with a hook. Gomez moves out of range as Kelly strikes. Kelly misses the jab. Gomez moves away from the strike by Kelly. Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelly, pushing him back against the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gomez as Kelly tries to tie him up. Gomez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gomez blocks a body shot from Kelly. Kelly stalling.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Kelly taking a breather. Gomez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gomez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it. Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly. It looked like Gomez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kelly. Gomez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch. Gomez misses with some punches.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now. Gomez lands with a light punch inside. Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gomez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Gomez lands with an overhand left. Gomez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly. Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot. Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gomez with a body shot. Gomez connects with a leg kick. Gomez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kelly takes a step back to recover. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gomez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelly on the side of the head. Schwartz Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gomez misses with a looping right. Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kelly takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses. A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target. Kelly cracks a nice hook into Gomez's ribs. Kelly blocks a jab. Gomez defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand. Kelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez. Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelly off the cage and back into range. Gomez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelly. Kelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Gomez misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming. Gomez tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Kelly. Kelly blocks a jab. Gomez connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
Kelly is rocked! Kelly misses the shot to the body. Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomez finish him? Gomez slips a jab from Kelly. Kelly seems to have recovered his senses. Gomez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A punch combination from Gomez misses. Gomez misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kelly lands with a straight right. Gomez didn't see that one coming. Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly. Gomez throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly. A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Gomez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Gomez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Gomez throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and moves out of range. Gomez feints with a jab and clips Kelly right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Kelly is sent crashing into the canvas and Gomez leaps in for the kill! Kelly tries to get to his feet but Gomez is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Kelly is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schwartz Gomez! Schwartz Gomez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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