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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aonghus Fionn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by I like BEER! Tom T. Hall. Fionn has chosen O Danny Boy as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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194 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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222 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aonghus Fionn!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fionn.
Stone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Stone avoids the head kick by Fionn.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Fionn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fionn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Fionn looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone rushes Fionn and presses him up against the cage.
Fionn tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Fionn back against the cage.
Stone wants to get back to striking at distance but Fionn won't allow it.
Stone tries a body shot but Fionn blocks it.
Stone blocks a body shot from Fionn.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone wants to take the fight to the mat but Fionn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stone tries a body shot but Fionn blocks it.
Fionn tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Fionn back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stone.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fionn has him pressed against the cage.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Fionn.
Fionn gets through Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone is leaning against Fionn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Stone rushes Fionn and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Fionn on the inside.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fionn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone has Fionn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fionn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fionn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fionn was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stone checks a low kick from Fionn.
Stone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aonghus Fionn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fionn throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Fionn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Stone throws a series of strikes that have Fionn backpedaling.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Fionn moves out of range of the strikes.
Fionn misses with a looping right.
Stone is looking to wear down Fionn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fionn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fionn throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fionn doesn't seem bothered though.
Fionn looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fionn's hands.
Fionn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone avoids the body shot from Fionn.
A jab from Stone finds it's way through Fionn's defenses.
Stone scores with a body shot.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Fionn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stone.
Fionn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fionn misses with a body kick.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Fionn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Stone - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Fionn. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fionn throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Fionn throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stone.
Fionn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Fionn.
Stone scores with a hook to the body. Fionn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fionn's head.
Fionn throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stone sizes up Fionn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fionn misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fionn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fionn moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone throws a hook but Fionn avoids it easily.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Stone dominated that 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.
Stone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fionn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stone misses with a head kick.
A big left from Stone misses.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Fionn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone misses the body punch
letting Fionn counter with a right hand.
Fionn throws a low kick, looking for Stone's leg but Stone calmly moves out of range.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick
and Fionn counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone takes a swing at Fionn's ribcage but misses.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fionn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Fionn.
Fionn takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Stone.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stone.
Fionn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stone misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stone creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fionn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Stone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Stone.
Fionn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stone taking a break here but Fionn is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fionn is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fionn keeps working.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fionn's head.
Fionn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stone.
Stone trying to control the action but Fionn is working from the bottom.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fionn's head.
Stone looks to land a strike but Fionn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Fionn managing to control the position.
Stone is in close to Fionn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stone slips nicely into half guard.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Fionn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stone moves nicely into side control.
Stone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fionn parries the strikes from Stone easily there. Stone is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fionn to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Stone dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Fionn throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Fionn misses.
Stone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keith Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fionn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keith Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Fionn misses.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone thuds a left hand into Fionn's body.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone cracks a nice hook into Fionn's ribs.
Fionn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fionn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.
Stone scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Fionn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fionn walks into a straight right hand from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone pushes Fionn up against the cage in a clinch.
Fionn misses with a body punch.
Fionn throws a head punch that misses.
Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Fionn controls his hands.
Fionn prevents a body shot from Stone.
Stone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fionn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fionn is keeping busy.
Stone has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fionn uses from the top position.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fionn is one step ahead there.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fionn has picked Stone up and slammed him! Stone can't keep hold of the triangle and Fionn manages to pass to side control!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stone here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fionn off and has taken his back!
Stone somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Stone is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Fionn knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Fionn for a finish.
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!
Stone is landing with strikes. Fionn can't take much more of this.
Aonghus Fionn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone struggling to land strikes to the head as Fionn covers up.
Stone working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Fionn is doing well to defend. Stone seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Fionn is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Keith Stone!
Keith Stone made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I would like to thank the new boss for the chance to fight a guy like Fionn. Now when is my title shot. 185, 205, or both, I dont care. '.
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hype
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