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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keenan Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Pooleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Pooleman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenan Coffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Pooleman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Pooleman.
Coffey avoids the body shot from Pooleman.
A punch combination from Coffey misses.
Coffey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pooleman.
Coffey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pooleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coffey as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pooleman.
Keenan Coffey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Pooleman.
Coffey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pooleman shoots in for a takedown but Coffey shows good takedown defense.
Pooleman misses with the combination.
Coffey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coffey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coffey lands in his opponent's guard.
Pooleman looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Coffey has picked Pooleman up and slammed him! Pooleman can't keep hold of the triangle and Coffey manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooleman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Coffey landing strikes.
Coffey working the body and head with strikes.
Coffey wants to control but Pooleman is keeping him busy.
Pooleman tries to improve position but can't.
Pooleman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Coffey in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coffey working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Coffey 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.
Coffey lands a nice forearm strike.
Coffey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pooleman is trying to control Coffey's posture but Coffey avoids it.
Pooleman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Coffey connects with a decent elbow.
Pooleman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pooleman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Pooleman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pooleman looks winded!
Coffey in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coffey scores with punches from side control.
Coffey working the ground and pound.
Coffey working the ground and pound.
Pooleman is trying to buck Coffey off.
Pooleman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pooleman is trying to improve his position.
Coffey trying to control the position but Pooleman is working away.
Coffey scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coffey working the ground and pound.
Coffey is working Pooleman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Coffey working the ground and pound from side control.
Coffey connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pooleman some visible discomfort.
Pooleman tries to improve position but can't.
Coffey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pooleman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Coffey landing strikes.
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!
Coffey working the ground and pound.
Pooleman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Coffey is looking to take a break and control but Pooleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keenan Coffey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coffey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coffey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pooleman can do to turn this around?
Jab by Pooleman.
Pooleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coffey pinned against the cage. Coffey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coffey works over Pooleman's head and body with a nice combination.
Pooleman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pooleman tries to clinch but Coffey moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coffey is defended easily by Pooleman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooleman darts in looking for a takedown but Coffey gets double underhooks and turns Pooleman into the cage.
Pooleman moves into the clinch.
Pooleman trying to land knees to the body.
Coffey jumps guard but Pooleman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pooleman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pooleman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Coffey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pooleman scrambles back to his feet.
Pooleman misses with a combination
and Coffey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pooleman is breathing heavily.
Pooleman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coffey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keenan Coffey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pooleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keenan Coffey is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pooleman is defended easily by Coffey.
Coffey gets a double leg takedown into Pooleman's guard.
Coffey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coffey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coffey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coffey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coffey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey cracks Pooleman with a solid left hand.
Coffey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pooleman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coffey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coffey stopping the sweep attempt from Pooleman.
Coffey cracks Pooleman with a solid left hand.
Coffey postures up and lands a big shot to Pooleman's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pooleman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Coffey passes into side control.
Coffey is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Coffey looks up at the clock and then as Pooleman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Coffey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Coffey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pooleman down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coffey lands some shots froms side control.
Coffey scoring with punches and elbows.
Pooleman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Coffey connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keenan Coffey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Coffey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pooleman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coffey defends it easily.
Pooleman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Coffey trying to control the position from guard on top but Pooleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pooleman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coffey defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coffey landing some decent shots from guard.
Coffey content to stall in guard here.
Pooleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooleman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pooleman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coffey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Coffey content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Coffey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pooleman is looking for a sweep.
Coffey scores with punches from side control.
Pooleman is trying to control Coffey's posture but Coffey avoids it.
Coffey scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pooleman to see if he's OK.
Coffey working the ground and pound.
Pooleman taking a bit of punishment here - Coffey scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pooleman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Coffey scoring with punches from side control.
Pooleman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Coffey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pooleman is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Coffey is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Coffey working Pooleman over with strikes here.
Coffey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pooleman's face.
Coffey landing punches.
Pooleman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pooleman is rocked!
The referee warns Pooleman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pooleman is still in real trouble! Can Coffey finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Coffey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Coffey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coffey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Coffey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Coffey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pooleman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Coffey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keenan Coffey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coffey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keenan Coffey!
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