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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kehoe comes to the cage accompanied by Angel Of Death. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kehoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehoe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McTearson is out of range.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kehoe works the jab nicely.
McTearson misses with a hook. Kehoe ducked under it nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Kehoe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McTearson connects with a body shot that sends Kehoe's belly button to the back.
Kehoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTearson throws a sloppy head kick
and Kehoe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McTearson's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McTearson keeping moving, preventing Kehoe from controlling successfully.
McTearson can't keep his opponent in guard - Kehoe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McTearson keeping control of the position.
Kehoe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McTearson wants to control but Kehoe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson tries to roll over but Kehoe keeps him under control.
McTearson moves into full guard.
Kehoe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McTearson pulls Kehoe in close to prevent any damage.
Kehoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McTearson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kehoe trying to control but McTearson is working from the bottom.
Kehoe landing some decent shots from guard.
Kehoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson looking for a sweep. Not yet McTearson, not yet.
McTearson keeping full guard, as Kehoe tries to pass.
McTearson has Kehoe pulled in close to control his posture.
Kehoe wants to control from the top but McTearson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McTearson throws out a powerful jab.
McTearson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kehoe fails to pull guard.
Kehoe avoids the elbow strike from McTearson, against the cage.
Kehoe misses with some punches.
McTearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from McTearson.
Kehoe is trying to push McTearson away but McTearson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from McTearson on the inside.
Kehoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kehoe looks for the body kick but McTearson saw that one coming.
McTearson misses with a straight right.
Kehoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
Kehoe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kehoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe throws a nice head kick!
Kehoe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kehoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTearson.
McTearson lands a jab to Kehoe's midsection.
McTearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kehoe avoids a kick to the body.
Kehoe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kehoe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McTearson with a jab.
A big right from McTearson misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kehoe throws a wild body kick that McTearson sees coming a mile off.
Kehoe throws a jab when McTearson was well out of range.
Kehoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrew Kehoe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McTearson throws a big shot that misses.
Kehoe moves out of range as McTearson strikes.
McTearson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kehoe misses with a hook.
Kehoe throws a leg kick that misses.
Kehoe ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
McTearson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rufus McTearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McTearson throws a leg kick which misses Kehoe's front leg but catches the back leg as Kehoe tries to avoid it.
McTearson throws out a leg kick but Kehoe moves out of range and McTearson only half commits.
Kehoe ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
McTearson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McTearson blocks a leg kick.
Kehoe misses with a straight left.
McTearson lands a nice looking body kick.
Kehoe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kehoe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses.
Kehoe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kehoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTearson.
Kehoe is looking to chop away at McTearson's legs.
McTearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kehoe manages to avoid it.
McTearson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kehoe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McTearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kehoe counters with a nice double leg into 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!
Kehoe trying to control but McTearson is working from the bottom.
McTearson pulls Kehoe in close to his closed guard and prevents Kehoe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kehoe trying to control but McTearson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kehoe throwing strikes but missing.
Kehoe wants to control from the top but McTearson keeps moving.
Andrew Kehoe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kehoe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McTearson moves into range and connects with a jab.
McTearson darts in and clinches Kehoe up against the cage.
Kehoe avoiding damage as McTearson throws knees to the body.
Kehoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McTearson lands a head kick. Kehoe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kehoe thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson takes a swing at Kehoe's ribcage but misses.
Kehoe misses with a left hand
and McTearson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McTearson tries to score with a low kick but Kehoe moves his leg out of the way.
McTearson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McTearson avoids a kick to the body.
McTearson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kehoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McTearson misses with a body shot.
McTearson moves into range and connects with a jab.
McTearson thumps Kehoe with a low kick.
A combination from McTearson does no damage.
Rufus McTearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kehoe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTearson scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson swings widly with a right hand
and Kehoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Kehoe finds it's way through McTearson's defenses.
McTearson thuds a left hand into Kehoe's body.
Kehoe punishes McTearson's body with a nice straight punch.
McTearson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kehoe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kehoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McTearson digs a good hook to Kehoe's body.
Kehoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kehoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McTearson.
McTearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kehoe. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McTearson avoids the head kick by Kehoe.
Kehoe throws a sloppy head kick
and McTearson counters with a body kick.
Kehoe looks to land a left hand but McTearson moved out of range nicely.
Kehoe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kehoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rufus McTearson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kehoe misses with a head kick.
McTearson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McTearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McTearson is looking to score with low kicks.
Kehoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kehoe.
Kehoe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McTearson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kehoe.
McTearson lands a jab to the nose.
Kehoe swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson shoots in but no luck this time.
McTearson lands a jab to the head.
McTearson lands a front kick.
McTearson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McTearson is looking to slow Kehoe down with leg kicks.
McTearson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe misses with a wild body shot.
Kehoe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McTearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kehoe.
McTearson is looking to clinch but Kehoe is avoiding it.
McTearson connects with a body shot.
McTearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kehoe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kehoe.
Kehoe trying to control but McTearson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTearson is trying to control the position but Kehoe postures up.
Kehoe stands and throws McTearson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kehoe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTearson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson struggling a bit here.
McTearson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kehoe.
Kehoe staying calm.
Kehoe wants to control for a moment but McTearson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
McTearson regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kehoe trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McTearson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Andrew Kehoe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kehoe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McTearson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McTearson preventing the sweep.
McTearson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McTearson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kehoe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McTearson controls the pace.
McTearson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kehoe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kehoe pulls McTearson in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Kehoe.
McTearson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kehoe throws a chopping leg kick but McTearson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kehoe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTearson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kehoe should have avoided that one.
Kehoe misses with a straight right.
McTearson throws a series of punches but Kehoe moves out of range.
A jab from Kehoe misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTearson throws a sloppy head kick and Kehoe moves out of range easily.
McTearson misses with an uppercut
enabling Kehoe to counter with a crisp jab.
McTearson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rufus McTearson.
I think McTearson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus McTearson!
Rufus McTearson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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