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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kelly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones. Randy Ortiz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gerry Kelly's chin.
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230 lbs
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272 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly clinches up against the cage.
Ortiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly is looking for a takedown.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Ortiz.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Kelly tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortiz is trying to drag Kelly to the mat but Kelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Ortiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz works the jab nicely.
It looks like Gerry Kelly has been cut.
Kelly scores with a takedown into Ortiz's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Ortiz controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
Ortiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kelly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelly is one step ahead there.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
Kelly passes into half guard.
Ortiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
Ortiz tries to roll over but Kelly keeps him under control.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortiz keeps working.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.
Kelly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ortiz gets back to full guard.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ortiz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kelly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is keeping the position.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Ortiz blocks nicely.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Ortiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ortiz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kelly wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kelly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
Kelly wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kelly wants to free his trapped foot but Ortiz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Kelly's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ortiz lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Ortiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooh a lovely combination from Ortiz sends Kelly down but not out. Ortiz dives into side control looking to finish.
Kelly is rocked!
Ortiz lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Kelly! Ortiz senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Kelly out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randy Ortiz!
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