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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Puno (ranked 178 p4p, 22 weight class) and Gareth Keenan (ranked 267 p4p, 34 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
16 - 8 - 2 |
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179 cm
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150 lbs
41 - 10 - 5 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 10 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Some bone on bone action there as Puno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Puno misses with a hook.
Puno tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Keenan defends well and Puno ends up having to push Keenan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Keenan throws out a counter right but Puno avoids it with no problem.
Keenan misses with a straight left.
Puno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keenan's head.
Puno throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Keenan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keenan to score with a decent uppercut.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Puno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puno changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Keenan lands with a right hand.
Keenan scores with a kick to the body.
Puno misses with a straight right.
Keenan tries to clinch but Puno moves out of range.
Keenan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Jab by Puno.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puno throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
Puno closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Keenan to the mat! Keenan manages to get full guard.
Puno with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno is looking to work some ground and pound but Keenan has wrist control.
Keenan trying to control the position here.
Puno wants to pass the guard but Keenan is keeping the position.
Keenan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Puno controls the pace.
Puno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Puno looking to pass the guard.
Puno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puno wants to control from the top but Keenan keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Puno is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Keenan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Puno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Keenan pulls Puno in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gareth Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puno misses with a two punch combination.
Keenan slips a jab from Puno.
Keenan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Puno shoots in for a takedown but Keenan shows good takedown defense.
Puno staying out of range there.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Keenan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
Puno attempts a counter takedown but Keenan avoids it well and moves away.
Puno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keenan throws out the jab.
Puno throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
Keenan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puno. That did some damage!
Puno changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Keenan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Keenan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keenan trying to hold on to Puno's head to control him but Puno postures up.
Puno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keenan's head.
Puno tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keenan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Puno is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Keenan is squirming around, avoiding Puno's attempts to control the action.
Puno lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Puno lands with some strikes.
Puno looking to ground and pound but Keenan is blocking nicely.
Puno thowing shots but they're missing.
Puno lands a big shot there that rocks Keenan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Puno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Puno throws a wild left hand from mount and Keenan manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Puno throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puno.
Puno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Keenan looks for the body kick but Puno saw that one coming.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
Keenan scores with a hook to the body. Puno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Keenan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puno shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Keenan is trying to defend but Puno finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Puno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keenan can do to turn this around?
Keenan is concentrating on defense, preventing Puno from advancing position.
Puno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keenan is positioning himself well to prevent Puno advancing to mount.
Keenan tries to get to full guard but Puno has control of the leg.
Puno trying to control from half guard but Keenan is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Puno stalling away here and it's allowed Keenan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Keenan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Keenan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Keenan pulls Puno in close to his closed guard and prevents Puno from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keenan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keenan trying to keep a closed guard but Puno is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Keenan slips under a jab.
Puno looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.
Puno with a jab.
Puno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on Puno's shoulder, as Puno tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puno.
Keenan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A cross from Puno lands.
Puno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keenan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keenan flicks out a counter leg kick but Puno steps away.
Puno cracks Keenan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keenan cracks Puno with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan moves out of range of the strikes.
Puno slips a straight right by Keenan.
Gareth Keenan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keenan misses the jab.
Puno works the jab nicely.
Puno fails with the takedown.
Keenan flicks out a counter leg kick but Puno steps away.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but Puno avoids it.
Keenan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Puno takes a step back to recover.
Keenan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puno attempts a counter takedown but Keenan avoids it well and moves away.
Keenan throws a chopping leg kick but Puno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Keenan moves into the clinch.
Puno avoiding damage as Keenan throws knees to the body.
Keenan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puno backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Puno controls his hands.
Puno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puno blocking some punches.
Keenan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keenan.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puno.
Keenan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Puno.
Puno pulls Keenan into guard.
Puno controlling the position.
Puno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Puno looking to control.
Puno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keenan is one step ahead there.
Keenan trying to control the position from guard on top but Puno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keenan forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manny Puno will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Puno slips under a jab.
Keenan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A cross from Puno lands.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puno.
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puno looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keenan throws a hook but Puno avoids it easily.
Keenan throws a head kick but Puno moves out of range.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Keenan moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puno. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno blocks the body kick.
Keenan misses with a leg kick
so Puno counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Puno wants to pass the guard but Keenan is keeping the position.
Puno works over Keenan with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Keenan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keenan is controlling Puno's posture.
Puno is looking to work some ground and pound but Keenan has wrist control.
Keenan has his hands on Puno's head, controlling the position.
Puno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puno trying to control but Keenan is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from Puno misses.
Puno moves out of range as Keenan strikes.
Keenan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puno's calf.
A big left from Keenan misses.
Nice body punch from Puno.
Puno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Puno tries for a takedown but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Keenan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Keenan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keenan swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Puno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Keenan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but Puno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.
Puno drops down looking for a counter takedown but Keenan sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno throws a hook but Keenan avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keenan.
Puno misses with an uppercut.
Keenan throws a leg kick that misses.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Puno moved away.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Puno gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Keenan counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Puno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keenan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Puno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keenan throws a head kick that half lands.
Puno tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Keenan swivels and escapes.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Puno.
A solid body kick from Keenan.
Puno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keenan.
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 bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A left lands for Keenan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno dives in for a single leg takedown but Keenan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Puno moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gareth Keenan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decent striking displayed by Keenan there.
Puno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keenan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puno throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keenan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan scores with a one two! Puno had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Puno shoots for a double leg takedown but Keenan sprawls well. He's pushed Puno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Keenan digs a good hook to Puno's body.
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Puno looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Puno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Puno throws a nice looking combination but Keenan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Puno. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keenan throws a combination that misses
and Puno counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Manny Puno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puno throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth Keenan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Puno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Puno!
In defeat, Gareth Keenan stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good fight buddy'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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