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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Frost (ranked 2766 p4p, 3496 weight class) and Yvan Keller (ranked 160 p4p, 201 weight class). Frost comes to the cage accompanied by SETH ECT - B.L.A.S.T. Robert Frost has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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168 cm 22 135 4 - 5 - 0 |
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150 cm 20 135 2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Decent elbows Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Brawler Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Frost! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yvan Keller! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Frost tries a head kick but it misses.
Frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Frost lands with a kick to the ribs.
Keller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick lands for Frost.
Keller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frost is fending him off so far but Keller persists. Nope, Frost circles away and we're back to standing. Frost tries to sprawl but Keller drives through with a takedown into half guard. Frost regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Keller. Frost wants to sweep but no luck. Keller cracks Frost with a solid left hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Keller scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Keller scoring with some ground and pound. Frost wants to sweep but no luck. Frost will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Keller lands a couple of decent looking shots. Keller is working Frost over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Keller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Keller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Frost is trying to keep Keller in close.
Keller landing some decent shots from guard. Keller looking to sit in guard and control but Frost gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Keller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Keller has Frost pulled in close to control his posture. Keller looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Keller is adopting a defensive guard. Frost trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Frost trying to control the position from guard on top but Keller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Keller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frost's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Keller postures up in Frost's guard and throws a big left but Frost blocks it. Frost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Keller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Keller throws a big right hand that misses. Frost wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Keller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Frost's head. Frost is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Keller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Keller lands a couple of decent looking shots. Frost looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Keller with a nice head shot there. Keller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Frost is trying to control the position but Keller postures up. Keller landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Keller wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving. Keller stopping the sweep attempt from Frost. Keller lands a couple of elbows. Keller wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Keller cracks Frost with a solid left hand. Keller with a nice head shot there. Frost looking to control.
Keller trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Keller chips away with some ground and pound. Keller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Frost is trying to control the position but Keller postures up. Frost has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Keller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Frost looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Keller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Keller works over Frost with some ground and pound from guard. Keller scoring with punches to the head and body. Keller stands up over Frost, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Keller postures up and lands a big shot to Frost's brow. Keller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frost is rocked! Frost has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Oh Frost is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Frost working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Keller. Frost wants to get back to his feet but Keller is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Frost seems to have got his legs back now. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Keller landing with the ground and pound. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yvan Keller dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Frost lands a leg kick that knocks Keller off balance momentarily. Robert Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Keller shoots for a double leg takedown but Frost sprawls well. He's pushed Keller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Keller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frost. Keller tries for a takedown but Frost sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. A slapping leg kick lands for Frost.
Keller misses with a takedown attempt - Frost sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Robert Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yvan Keller. Frost throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Keller working some strikes from top position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Keller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Keller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Keller throws a big right hand that misses. Keller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Frost's head. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Keller's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Keller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Keller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Keller distracts Frost with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Keller is looking to work some ground and pound but Frost has wrist control. Keller postures up and lands a big shot to Frost's brow. Keller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Frost wants to sweep but no luck. Keller connects with a couple of short punches. Frost looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Frost not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Keller chips away with some ground and pound. Keller postures up.
Keller chips away with some ground and pound. Frost keeping moving, preventing Keller from controlling successfully. Keller is in close to Frost's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Keller lands a couple of elbows. Keller with a nice head shot there. Keller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Frost wants to get back to his feet but Keller is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Keller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Keller scoring with some ground and pound. Frost is trying to control the position but Keller postures up. Keller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Frost controls Keller momentarily but Keller frees himself. Keller postures up and lands a big shot to Frost's brow. Yvan Keller has got the better of the ground game so far. Keller lands a couple of digs. Frost knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Keller on the ground. Keller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Keller is working Frost over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Keller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Keller has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Keller lands a couple of digs. Keller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Frost is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Frost controls Keller momentarily but Keller frees himself. Frost wants to stand up but Keller is controlling him. Keller lands a couple of decent looking shots. Frost wants to sweep but no luck. Keller is working Frost over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Keller cracks Frost with a solid left hand. Frost wants to stand but Keller is controlling the position. Frost throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frost can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Keller controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Keller lands a couple of digs. Keller postures up and lands a big shot to Frost's brow. Keller chips away with some ground and pound. Keller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Keller postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Frost covers up, he's hurt! Keller keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Keller and the ref steps in to end the fight! Keller can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yvan Keller! Robert Frost was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time...'.
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