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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan (ranked 7 p4p, 1 weight class) and Esteban San Pedro (ranked 44 p4p, 7 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying San Pedro's choice of entrance music: Gunman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
34 - 6 - 4 |
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147 lbs
18 - 5 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 6 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
Keenan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. San Pedro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Pedro.
Keenan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keenan pushes San Pedro up against the cage in a clinch.
Keenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
San Pedro misses the shot to the body.
San Pedro just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKeenan.
San Pedro scores with a hook to the body. Keenan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A clash of legs there as Keenan blocks the low kick.
Keenan moves out of range as San Pedro strikes.
Decent striking displayed by San Pedro there.
San Pedro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keenan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but San Pedro is just out of range.
Keenan ducks right into an uppercut from San Pedro.
Keenan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from San Pedro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keenan scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - San Pedro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keenan throwing a counter right hand but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
Keenan throws a right hand that San Pedro ducks under and follows up with a left that San Pedro also avoids with ease.
Gareth Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and San Pedro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keenan moves out of range of the leg kick from San Pedro.
Keenan misses with the body kick
and San Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keenan tries to clinch but San Pedro is having none of it.
Keenan connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. San Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
San Pedro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
San Pedro throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Pedro throws a leg kick which misses Keenan's front leg but catches the back leg as Keenan tries to avoid it.
Keenan misses with a lunging right hand
and San Pedro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keenan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Keenan wants to clinch.
San Pedro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Keenan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keenan tries to land a body kick
and San Pedro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San Pedro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan tries to clinch there but San Pedro circles away.
San Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keenan tries to clinch but San Pedro moves out of range.
San Pedro moves into the clinch.
Keenan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from San Pedro - that landed with a thud.
Keenan manages to break the clinch.
Keenan checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Keenan misses.
San Pedro throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Keenan.
Keenan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
San Pedro looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keenan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keenan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keenan lands a jab to San Pedro's midsection.
San Pedro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
San Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
San Pedro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
San Pedro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
San Pedro lands a body shot in the clinch.
San Pedro lands with a right to the head.
Keenan blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro lands a body punch in the clinch.
San Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with some punches.
San Pedro lands a body shot in the clinch.
San Pedro blocks a body shot from Keenan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by San Pedro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan breaks the clinch.
Keenan misses with a leg kick.
Keenan blocks a jab.
San Pedro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And San Pedro responds with a good body kick, but Keenan manages to step out the way in time.
That kick from Keenan tenderised San Pedro's leg. San Pedro is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Keenan checks it well.
San Pedro throws a hook but Keenan avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keenan, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Keenan.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keenan.
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
San Pedro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keenan takes a step back to recover.
San Pedro throws a hook but Keenan avoids it easily.
San Pedro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keenan slips a straight right by San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by San Pedro.
Keenan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keenan scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Keenan throws an off balance right hand
and San Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
San Pedro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keenan throws a nice head kick!
San Pedro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esteban San Pedro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan takes one to the side of the head.
San Pedro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keenan.
San Pedro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Keenan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
San Pedro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
San Pedro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keenan jabs San Pedro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
San Pedro wants to clinch up but Keenan keeps it at a distance.
San Pedro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keenan to score with a decent uppercut.
San Pedro throws a hook but Keenan blocks it.
Keenan takes a swing at San Pedro's ribcage but misses.
San Pedro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot lands for San Pedro.
A looping hook to the body misses from San Pedro. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from San Pedro finds it's way through Keenan's defenses.
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!
San Pedro looks to land a body kick but Keenan moved away.
San Pedro throws a leg kick but Keenan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
and San Pedro counters with a one-two to the body.
San Pedro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keenan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keenan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
San Pedro moves out of range of the leg kick from Keenan.
A little jabbing left from San Pedro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keenan misses with a body shot.
San Pedro replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Keenan blocks it well.
San Pedro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keenan wants to clinch up but San Pedro keeps it at a distance.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but San Pedro moved out of range.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from San Pedro.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
San Pedro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Keenan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. San Pedro doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Keenan does it's job there.
Keenan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Keenan connects with an inside leg kick.
Esteban San Pedro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan throws a leg kick
enabling San Pedro to counter with a crisp jab.
San Pedro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan moves out of range as San Pedro throws a body kick.
Keenan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
San Pedro looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan clinches up against the cage.
San Pedro scores with a shot to the side of Keenan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San Pedro.
Esteban San Pedro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Keenan controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by San Pedro.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Keenan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by San Pedro.
Still in the clinch, Keenan scores with a nice short uppercut.
San Pedro blocks an uppercut.
Keenan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro digs a right hand underneath Keenan's ribcage. Keenan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keenan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from San Pedro.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Keenan blocks it.
San Pedro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keenan backwards.
San Pedro tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan misses with some punches.
Keenan blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keenan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San Pedro pushes Keenan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from San Pedro fails to land.
San Pedro wants to stall.
Keenan tries a body shot but San Pedro blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by San Pedro.
San Pedro digs a right hand into Keenan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keenan's gas tank.
Keenan prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Keenan controls the action.
Keenan is trying to force a seperation but San Pedro has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
Keenan working aggressively here.
San Pedro tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
San Pedro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
San Pedro lands a hook that snaps the head of Keenan backwards.
San Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
San Pedro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keenans head.
Keenan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of San Pedros head.
Keenan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
San Pedro throws a shot from downtown. Keenan moves away and avoids it.
San Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
San Pedro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keenan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan.
San Pedro throws a leg kick but Keenan checks it.
San Pedro throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan throws a leg kick
and San Pedro counters with a low kick, right behind Keenan 's knee.
A slow jab from San Pedro misses its intended target.
San Pedro throws a quick inside leg kick.
San Pedro misses with a straight left.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by San Pedro.
Keenan blocks a low kick nicely.
San Pedro lands the left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from San Pedro.
San Pedro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
San Pedro lands a glancing blow to the side of Keenan's head.
San Pedro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
San Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan tries to land a body kick
and San Pedro counters with a nice uppercut.
San Pedro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Keenan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keenan staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
San Pedro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
San Pedro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keenan wants to clinch.
San Pedro misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
San Pedro throws a low kick, looking for Keenan's leg but Keenan calmly moves out of range.
Keenan staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keenan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keenan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. San Pedro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as San Pedro blocks the low kick.
It seemed like San Pedro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keenan feints and then cracks San Pedro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow San Pedro down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Keenan thows a body kick. San Pedro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
San Pedro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keenan. Keenan obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Keenan finds it's way through San Pedro's defenses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keenan checks a leg kick.
San Pedro moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro misses with a low kick as Keenan jumps back.
Keenan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits San Pedros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from San Pedro.
Keenan throws a quick inside leg kick.
San Pedro just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan moves away from the strike by San Pedro.
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan avoids the body shot from San Pedro.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but San Pedro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan avoids the body shot from San Pedro.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan backing away here, and San Pedro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Keenan scores with a jab to the head.
San Pedro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt San Pedro.
Keenan thumps San Pedro with a low kick.
San Pedro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keenan.
Keenan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Keenan misses with a hook
and Keenan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
San Pedro thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
San Pedro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keenan slips under a jab.
Keenan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
San Pedro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keenan. Keenan obviously looking to wear him down.
Keenan tests San Pedro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
San Pedro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Keenan's hands.
Keenan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - San Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan thows a body kick. San Pedro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Keenan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
San Pedro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
San Pedro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
San Pedro throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
San Pedro misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keenan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. San Pedro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Decent striking displayed by Keenan there.
Keenan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
San Pedro lands a jab to the nose.
Keenan scores with a body shot.
San Pedro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but San Pedro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.
San Pedro tries to land a front kick but Keenan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
San Pedro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keenan is looking to slow San Pedro down with leg kicks.
Keenan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San Pedro throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
San Pedro slips under a jab from Keenan.
San Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan doesn't manage to clinch there - San Pedro circles away.
Keenan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keenan's jab looks to have found its range, popping San Pedro under the eye.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
San Pedro counters with a body kick.
Keenan throws the left hand but San Pedro avoids the punch easily.
Keenan throws the left hand but San Pedro avoids the punch easily.
San Pedro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Keenan cracks a nice hook into San Pedro's ribs.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but San Pedro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
San Pedro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
San Pedro looks to land a body kick but Keenan moved away.
Keenan tried to counter with a leg kick but San Pedro avoided it.
Keenan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by San Pedro. San Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
San Pedro throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Keenan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
San Pedro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
San Pedro throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
San Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Keenan.
San Pedro slips a straight right by Keenan.
San Pedro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gareth Keenan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Keenan swings away with a body shot that misses
and San Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
San Pedro connects with a leg kick. Keenan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on San Pedro's shoulder, as San Pedro tries to avoid the shot.
San Pedro throws a leg kick which misses Keenan's front leg but catches the back leg as Keenan tries to avoid it.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
San Pedro flicks out a counter leg kick but Keenan steps away.
San Pedro throws a wild body kick that Keenan sees coming a mile off.
Keenan lands with a shot to the body.
Keenan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keenan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keenan closes the distance and clinches.
San Pedro lands a body shot in the clinch.
San Pedro scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from San Pedro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Keenan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
Keenan lands a shoulder strike.
Keenan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan cracks San Pedro with a nice body shot.
Keenan misses with some punches.
San Pedro tries a body shot but Keenan blocks it.
Keenan blocks an uppercut.
Keenan misses with an elbow over the top.
San Pedro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keenan blocking some punches.
A short right from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro lands a body punch in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
San Pedro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keenan tries a knee to the head but San Pedro blocks it.
San Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
San Pedro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from San Pedro - that landed with a thud.
San Pedro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
San Pedro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
San Pedro lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San Pedro avoiding damage as Keenan throws knees to the body.
Keenan working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
San Pedro working aggressively here.
San Pedro digs a right hand underneath Keenan's ribcage. Keenan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro lands a body punch.
Keenan breaks from the clinch.
Keenan slips under a jab from San Pedro.
San Pedro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and San Pedro duly obliges.
Keenan misses with a low kick as San Pedro jumps back.
San Pedro is looking for the big counter here.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan is looking to clinch but San Pedro is avoiding it.
Keenan avoids a kick to the body.
San Pedro throws a wild body kick that Keenan sees coming a mile off.
Keenan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good work by San Pedro as he checks the leg kick.
Keenan's corner calls for a 1-2. Keenan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
San Pedro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
San Pedro moves out of range as Keenan throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by San Pedro there.
Keenan connects with a leg kick. San Pedro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
San Pedro throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan's shoulder, as Keenan tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and San Pedro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keenan looks to throw the jab but San Pedro is out of range.
Keenan throws a shot to the body.
San Pedro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Keenan swings for the body but San Pedro moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and San Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keenan moves out of range as San Pedro strikes.
San Pedro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keenan avoids the head kick by San Pedro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San Pedro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but San Pedro moved out of range nicely.
Keenan connects with a high kick.
San Pedro checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from San Pedro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
San Pedro tries to clinch but Keenan is having none of it.
San Pedro scores with a jab to the head.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
San Pedro blocks the body kick.
Keenan checks a leg kick.
Keenan staying out of range there.
San Pedro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Keenan scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
San Pedro lands with a nice body kick.
San Pedro missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on San Pedro's shoulder, as San Pedro tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan is looking to slow San Pedro down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
Keenan scores with a spinning back kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Keenan as he connects with a hook.
Keenan lands a high kick!
San Pedro walks into a left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Keenan.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
San Pedro lands with a kick to the ribs.
San Pedro throws out a leg kick but Keenan moves out of range and San Pedro only half commits.
San Pedro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
San Pedro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keenan.
San Pedro misses with a looping left.
San Pedro moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and San Pedro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keenan.
Keenan avoids a kick to the body.
Keenan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of San Pedro's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan throws a lazy uppercut
and San Pedro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keenan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
San Pedro misses with a straight right.
Keenan throws a big shot that misses.
San Pedro throws a half hearted mid kick.
San Pedro misses with a kick to the body.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from San Pedro.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from San Pedro.
San Pedro has closed the distance and engaged Keenan in a clinch.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan gets through San Pedro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
San Pedro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keenan working aggressively here.
Keenan lands with a right to the head.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan is working San Pedro over against the cage.
Keenan lands a left hand.
Keenan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keenan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Keenan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
San Pedro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short right from Keenan.
San Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by San Pedro.
San Pedro blocking some punches.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
San Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Keenan.
A right hook to the body lands for Keenan.
Keenan gets through San Pedro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Keenan on the inside.
San Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Keenan avoids it by throwing San Pedro back against the cage.
San Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Keenan controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, San Pedro throws an elbow but misses.
Keenan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
San Pedro moves forwards but Keenan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
San Pedro misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keenan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keenan.
Keenan throws a lazy uppercut
and San Pedro counters with a stiff right hand.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from San Pedro.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
San Pedro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
San Pedro misses with a jab to the body
and San Pedro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keenan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Keenan lands a lovely overhand right.
Keenan wants to clinch up but San Pedro keeps it at a distance.
Keenan moves out of range as San Pedro strikes.
San Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keenan.
San Pedro throws a nice looking combination but Keenan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keenan. That's going to slow San Pedro down.
Keenan blocks the body kick.
Keenan looks to land a body kick but San Pedro moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San Pedro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
San Pedro scores with a decent looking hook.
San Pedro walks into a straight right hand from Keenan.
Gareth Keenan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good work by Keenan as he checks the leg kick.
Keenan avoids the body shot from San Pedro.
A nice leg kick lands there from San Pedro.
San Pedro works the jab nicely.
Keenan throws a good cross that connects.
Keenan takes a swing at San Pedro's ribcage but misses.
San Pedro lands a body shot.
Keenan throws a leg kick that misses.
San Pedro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Keenan moves away from the strike by San Pedro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from San Pedro.
Keenan walks into a left hand.
Keenan walks into a stiff left hand from San Pedro.
San Pedro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth Keenan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well San Pedro 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban San Pedro!
Esteban San Pedro is the new featherweight champion!
Esteban San Pedro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Gareth Keenan was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight buddy'.
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