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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Longworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinnie Longworth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Travis Keller's chin.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinnie Longworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Keller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longworth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Longworth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Longworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Longworth seems to be working for a kimura but Keller defends the submission attempt.
Longworth is looking to advance position but Keller won't allow it.
Longworth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Keller tries to kick Longworth off but Longworth keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Longworth trying to pass the guard but Keller defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Keller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Longworth throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Keller to regain full guard.
Longworth is pushing down on Keller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Keller is fighting to maintain full guard but Longworth has managed to sneak the leg through.
Longworth thows a huge punch but Keller dodges it nicely.
Longworth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Longworth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Longworth throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Keller to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Longworth chips away with some ground and pound.
Longworth 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.
Longworth postures up and lands a big shot to Keller's brow.
Longworth wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longworth postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Keller is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Longworth, into his guard.
Longworth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Longworth is looking for a triangle here but Keller uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Longworth regains half guard.
Longworth trying to hold on to Keller's head to control him but Keller postures up.
Longworth makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Longworth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Longworth thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Longworth wants to sweep but no luck.
Longworth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Longworth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Longworth throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Longworth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keller is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Longworth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Longworth gets a takedown into half guard.
Longworth thows a huge punch but Keller dodges it nicely.
Longworth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Keller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Longworth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longworth is keen to just control but Keller is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Longworth lands a nice short elbow.
Longworth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keller defending well though.
Keller wants to get back to his feet.
Longworth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keller keeps working.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Longworth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Longworth misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Longworth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Longworth.
Longworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keller can do to turn this around?
Longworth lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Longworth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Longworth tries to score with some ground and pound. Keller controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth looks up at the clock and then as Keller takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Longworth smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Longworth is trying to ground and pound but Keller uses the momentary lack of control by Longworth to regain half guard.
Longworth throwing shots but Keller is blocking nicely.
Longworth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keller's head.
Vinnie Longworth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Longworth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keller's head.
Longworth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keller defending well though.
Keller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Longworth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Longworth slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Travis Keller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Longworth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Keller quickly recovers to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Longworth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Longworth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Longworth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Longworth shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Keller is trying to defend but Longworth finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Longworth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Longworth connects with a nice short shot to Keller's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longworth thows a huge punch but Keller dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Longworth looks to land a strike but Keller avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Longworth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Longworth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Longworth throwing strikes but missing.
Longworth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Longworth throwing strikes but missing.
Longworth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Longworth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Longworth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Keller's head.
Keller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Longworth is controlling him.
Longworth distracts Keller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Longworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Keller has wrist control.
Keller keeping moving, preventing Longworth from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Longworth postures up in Keller's guard and throws a big left but Keller blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Longworth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Keller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Longworth tries to advance to mount but Keller instead regains half guard.
Longworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Keller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Longworth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Longworth working the head and body with strikes.
Longworth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Travis Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Longworth is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Longworth trying to control from half guard but Keller is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Longworth seems content to control.
Longworth has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Longworth is stalling here. Keller is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Longworth seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Keller has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Vinnie Longworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Longworth regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Longworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Longworth 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Longworth!
During a confident post fight interview, Vinnie Longworth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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