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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Kelly (ranked 1624 p4p, 1017 weight class) and Marc Tong Panong (ranked 200 p4p, 123 weight class). Tong Panong has chosen Tetris Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great elbows
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Dangerous knees
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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 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Tong Panong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Tong Panong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Tong Panong slips a straight right by Kelly.
And Tong Panong tries to counter it with a takedown but Kelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kelly swings for the body but Tong Panong moves out of range.
Kelly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tong Panong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong Panong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pat Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Tong Panong's shoulder, as Tong Panong tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Tong Panong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Tong Panong moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Tong Panong's head but Tong Panong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly sets himself, and Tong Panong steps forward looking for the clinch! Kelly avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly stuffs the takedown.
Tong Panong shoots in and bounces Kelly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Tong Panong from controlling successfully.
Kelly has control of Tong Panong's left arm, preventing Tong Panong from doing any damage.
Kelly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tong Panong is aware though and is defending well.
Tong Panong wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Tong Panong is in close to Kelly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kelly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tong Panong is one step ahead there.
Kelly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tong Panong wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly seems keen to control Tong Panong's posture.
Tong Panong is pushing down on Kelly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kelly is fighting to maintain full guard but Tong Panong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kelly tries to roll over but Tong Panong keeps him under control.
Kelly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tong Panong won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Tong Panong trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control the position.
Tong Panong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tong Panong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly wants to sweep here but Tong Panong controlling him for the moment.
Kelly is trying to keep Tong Panong in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Kelly dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tong Panong takes one to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a jab when Tong Panong was well out of range.
Tong Panong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Tong Panong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tong Panong tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tong Panong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
Tong Panong moves forwards but Kelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tong Panong goes for a double leg but Kelly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kelly continues to drive forward.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Tong Panong tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Kelly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Tong Panong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tong Panong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Tong Panong avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly sets himself, and Tong Panong steps forward looking for the clinch! Kelly avoids it this time.
Kelly misses with a jab to the body
and Tong Panong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tong Panong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kelly counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelly.
Tong Panong avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Tong Panong tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tong Panong tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
A quick step to the side and Kelly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Kelly digs a good body shot into Tong Panong's ribs.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong lands a body shot.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Tong Panong.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Tong Panong counters by clinching up.
Tong Panong trying to control the position but instead, Kelly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tong Panong into the cage.
Tong Panong looking for a takedown.
Pat Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Tong Panong.
Kelly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly tries to stall but Tong Panong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tong Panong lands a left hand.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tong Panong can do to turn this around?
Tong Panong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tong Panong blocks a body shot from Kelly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Kelly dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Tong Panong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tong Panong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly cracks Tong Panong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Tong Panong saw that one coming.
Kelly moves out of range as Tong Panong throws a body kick.
Kelly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tong Panong manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tong Panong drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Tong Panong lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tong Panong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Tong Panong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kelly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tong Panong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tong Panong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kelly sprawls well initially but Tong Panong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tong Panong is trying to control the action in half guard but Kelly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tong Panong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tong Panong is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kelly!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tong Panong wants to take Kelly's back here but Kelly is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong goes for an armbar but Kelly turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kelly.
Marc Tong Panong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Tong Panong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly postures up.
Kelly prevents Tong Panong from getting back to his feet.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Kelly trying to control but Tong Panong is working from the bottom.
Tong Panong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly stopping the sweep attempt from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Tong Panong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tong Panong throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kelly content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly forces his way into half guard.
Tong Panong flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pat Kelly.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kelly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Kelly!
In his post fight interview, Pat Kelly started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Marc Tong Panong spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm slowing down.... I need to rethink seriously about my future'.
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energy
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hype
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