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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Ecker (ranked 1328 p4p, 2285 weight class) and Pat Kelly (ranked 148 p4p, 247 weight class). Ecker comes to the cage accompanied by Right Above It. Devin Ecker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Ecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Ecker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ecker with a poor takedown
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ecker throws the kick towards the body but Kelly avoids it.
Devin Ecker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ecker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Ecker's ribs.
Ecker looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Kelly slips under a jab from Ecker.
Ecker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelly pinned against the cage. Kelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ecker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelly pinned against the cage. Kelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Ecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ecker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly stalling the fight.
Ecker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ecker has Kelly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kelly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ecker misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Ecker controls his hands.
Ecker throws an elbow that misses.
Ecker looking for a takedown.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ecker takes a shot to the head.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ecker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Ecker misses with the head strike.
Ecker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ecker throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ecker throws an elbow but misses.
Ecker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ecker.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ecker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelly blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ecker.
Ecker misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ecker blocks an uppercut.
Ecker pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly cracks Ecker with a nice body shot.
Kelly tries to work over Ecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Ecker goes for a takedown attempt but Kelly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ecker's head backwards.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Ecker avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Ecker wants to clinch
and Kelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ecker thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kelly. Beautiful body shot.
Ecker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
Ecker with a poor takedown
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ecker throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Ecker wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly scores with a nice strike.
Ecker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ecker tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Ecker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ecker throws a lazy body kick
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ecker looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Ecker.
Ecker looks for a takedown but Kelly sprawls well.
Ecker shoots in but Kelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ecker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ecker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ecker is breathing heavily.
Ecker tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Ecker's belly button to the back.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ecker has time to react.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ecker looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
Ecker tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Ecker misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Ecker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kelly avoids it really well and circles away.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ecker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ecker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ecker with a body shot.
Ecker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ecker misses with a jab to the body
and Kelly moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ecker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ecker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kelly after a bit of a struggle.
Kelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ecker prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Ecker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries a body shot but Ecker blocks it.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Ecker avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Pat Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ecker has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelly looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ecker.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ecker with a knee to the head.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Ecker's ribcage. Ecker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ecker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kelly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Ecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ecker.
Kelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Ecker.
Ecker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ecker prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Ecker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ecker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A bit of stalling here from Kelly.
Kelly looking to slow down the pace here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kelly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Ecker.
Kelly is looking to control Ecker's arms but Ecker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
Ecker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ecker throws a head punch that misses.
Ecker lands with a light punch inside.
A knee to the head by Ecker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Kelly.
Ecker lands a left hand.
Kelly tries a body shot but Ecker blocks it.
Ecker lands a right hand.
Kelly works on Ecker's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ecker's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Ecker.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Ecker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ecker.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly.
Ecker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
Kelly tries to stall but Ecker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kelly avoiding damage.
Ecker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ecker misses with the head strike.
Ecker avoids the elbow strike from Kelly, against the cage.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Ecker lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ecker throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ecker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ecker wants to take the fight to the mat but Kelly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kelly.
Ecker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ecker dodges an elbow strike from Kelly.
Ecker landing knees to the head.
Kelly stalling.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly works on Ecker's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ecker or not.
Kelly tries to work over Ecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ecker throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
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 Devin Ecker 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! This is the final round!
Kelly lands with a straight right. Ecker didn't see that one coming.
Ecker is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Ecker.
Ecker darts in looking for a takedown but Kelly gets double underhooks and turns Ecker into the cage.
Kelly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ecker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ecker tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ecker.
Ecker throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly is looking to control Ecker's arms but Ecker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ecker backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Ecker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly stalling in the clinch.
Ecker misses with an elbow strike.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ecker's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ecker's elbow.
Kelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ecker misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly works on Ecker's body with a couple of short punches.
Ecker working aggressively here.
A short right from Kelly.
Kelly trying to stall but Ecker improves his position.
Ecker throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly stops a takedown attempt from Ecker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Ecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ecker throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike from Ecker.
Ecker prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly works on Ecker's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly is working Ecker over against the cage.
Kelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ecker's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Ecker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ecker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ecker blocks an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly effectively controlling the action here.
Ecker has Kelly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kelly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Kelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kelly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ecker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Ecker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelly works on Ecker's body with a couple of short punches.
Ecker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly pushes Ecker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Ecker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ecker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
Ecker wants to take the fight to the mat but Kelly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kelly.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Ecker prevents a body shot from Kelly.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Ecker controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Ecker fails to land.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Ecker's takedown attempt.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Kelly.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Kelly!
Pat Kelly decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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