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Event:
QFC Tournament 934 Round 1
Date: Oct 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Pal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Pal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pal throws out a leg kick but Kelly moves out of range and Pal only half commits.
Kelly throws a counter combo.#CL#
Pal drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.
#BC#
Pal breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Pal has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Pal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Pal pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly controlling the action here for a moment.
Pal missing with knees to the body.
#T1#
Kelly stalling in the clinch.
Pal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#BC#
Pal breaks the clinch.
Pal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
Pal has managed to clinch.
Pal trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Pal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Pal.
Poor Pal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2##CL#
Pal rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Pal being controlled against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kelly should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Stalling in the clinch from Kelly.
#T3#
Pal misses with a body punch.
Pal misses with some punches.
Pal tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Pal back against the cage.
Kelly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pal up against the cage.
Pal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pal lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Pal. #BC#
Pal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Pal drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.
Pal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kelly up against the cage.
Pal is struggling to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Pal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Pal takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poor Pal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Pal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pal sizes up Kelly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Pal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Pal. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Pal moves into the clinch successfully.
#T1#
Nice body punch from Pal - that landed with a thud.
Come on Pal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kelly has eaten all the pies!#BC#
Pal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pal scores with a one two! Kelly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Pal misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Pal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Pal backs off Kelly throws a huge counter combo but Pal manages to avoid it all.
Pal throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T2#
No joy there for Pal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pal fails to land with a series of punches.
Pal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Pal.
Pal throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Kelly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL#
Pal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Pal.
Pal 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.
A bit of stalling here from Kelly.
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.#T3#
Pal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC#
Pal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Pal. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly unleashes a big counter combination but Pal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Pal rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Pal struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC#
Pal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
Pal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly throws a counter combo.#CL#
Pal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pal lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Pal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Kelly tries to keep at a distance but Pal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poor Pal dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pal misses with a series of wild punches.
Pal connects with a crisp jab.
Pal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Pal backs off Kelly throws a huge counter combo but Pal manages to avoid it all.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kelly lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pal throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kelly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pal is looking to score with low kicks.
Kelly unleashes a big counter combination but Pal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T1#
Pal misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Kelly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
Pal throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Pal. #CL#
Pal pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pal digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pal scores with a hook to the body.
Poor Pal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pal is struggling to control the position.
Pal stalling.
#T2#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kelly stalling against the cage.
Pal is pushing Kelly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pal is pushing Kelly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T3#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Poor Pal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
Pal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kelly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pal stalks Kelly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kelly's face. Kelly staggers backwards, shaken.
Pal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Pal throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Kelly unleashes a big counter combination but Pal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Poor Pal is winning the standup battle so far.
Pal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Kelly unleashes a big counter combination but Pal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T4#
Pal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pal.#CL#
Pal moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pal can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
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!#BC#
Pal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Pal moves into the clinch.
Minka Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poor Pal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Pal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poor Pal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Poor Pal!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Poor Pal!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Poor Pal!
Poor Pal wins by unanimous decision!
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