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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kopecki (ranked 1203 p4p, 1675 weight class) and Pat Kelly (ranked 154 p4p, 204 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Kopecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopecki throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kopecki doesn't seem bothered though.
Kelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kopecki's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Kopecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kopecki has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kopecki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kopecki misses with a straight left.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Kopecki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kopecki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Kopecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly throws the left hand but Kopecki avoids the punch easily.
Kopecki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kopecki misses with a wild combination.
Kelly throws a body punch but Kopecki moves out of range.
Kelly slips under a jab from Kopecki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kopecki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly scores with a hook.
Kelly slips a jab from Kopecki.
Kopecki lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kopecki looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Kelly. That snapped Kopecki's head back.
Pat Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kopecki manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Kopecki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
Kopecki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kopecki.
Kopecki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kopecki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kelly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kopecki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kopecki throws out the jab.
Kopecki connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kopecki misses.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Kopecki.
Kelly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kopecki throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kopecki.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Kopecki counters with a straight right hand.
Kopecki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Kopecki - just one landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kopecki.
Kelly misses with a hook. Kopecki ducked under it nicely.
Kopecki throwing a counter right hand but Kelly manages to avoid it.
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 Andy Kopecki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kopecki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Kelly catches Kopecki right on the button with a cross.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kopecki manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Kopecki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kopecki manages to avoid it.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Kelly misses.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kopecki is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kopecki misses.
Kopecki throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Kopecki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Kopecki ducks down to avoid it.
Kopecki misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kopecki misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kopecki cracks Kelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Kelly there.
Pat Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopecki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Kelly.
Kopecki throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Kopecki's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Kopecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Kopecki moved out of range.
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly dips to his left and cracks Kopecki with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kopecki manages to avoid it.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Kopecki's body.
Kopecki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kopecki misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Kelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Kelly backs away, Kopecki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopecki swings widly with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kopecki rather than just go for the knockout.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kelly throws a hook but Kopecki avoids it easily.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Kopecki's ribs.
Kelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Kopecki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Pat Kelly's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopecki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly takes a swing at Kopecki's ribcage but misses.
Kopecki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Kopecki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kopecki looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with the left hand. Kopecki knows he should have avoided that one.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kopecki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kopecki avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Kopecki counters with a body kick that stops Kelly in his tracks momentarily.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kopecki is looking to counter punch.
Kopecki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Kelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelly throws a body punch but Kopecki moves out of range.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Kopecki is just out of range.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kopecki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Kopecki counters with a nice right hand that sends Kelly toppling to the canvas! Kelly scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kopecki finish him?!
Kelly is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kopecki.
Kelly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kopecki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kopecki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Kopecki is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kopecki misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kopecki avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kopecki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Kelly looks to move away, Kopecki throws a big counter combo but Kelly just gets out of the way.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kopecki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Kopecki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Kopecki is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Kelly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kopecki.
Kopecki avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Kelly.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kopecki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kopecki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Kelly!
Pat Kelly decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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