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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Tate Jr (ranked 5348 p4p, 3602 weight class) and Mac Keegan (ranked 554 p4p, 437 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Tate Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Keegan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keegan gets a takedown into half guard.
Tate Jr is looking to get back to is feet but Keegan passes into side control.
Tate Jr wants to control but Keegan postures up.
Keegan is putting a hurting on Tate Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tate Jr is trying to get back to his feet.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Keegan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Keegan gets to mount! Tate Jr was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tate Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Keegan on the ground.
Keegan trying to control but Tate Jr is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keegan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan with good strikes from the mount here!
Keegan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Keegan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tate Jr manages to control the position for a moment.
Keegan lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Tate Jr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Keegan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Keegan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tate Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Keegan landing strikes from the mount.
Tate Jr is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keegan controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Keegan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Keegan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Keegan lands with some strikes.
Tate Jr is squirming around, avoiding Keegan's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Jr taking shots to the head.
Keegan looking to control but Tate Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Keegan landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keegan raining down shots from the mount!
Keegan lands a big shot there that rocks Tate Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Keegan trying to control but Tate Jr is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keegan with the ground and pound from mount.
Keegan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Keegan controlling from mount.
Tate Jr is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keegan trying to control but Tate Jr is having none of it.
Keegan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Keegan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Keegan with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Keegan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Keegan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Keegan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keegan fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate Jr throwing a counter right hand but Keegan manages to avoid it.
Tate Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Keegan goes for a double leg but Tate Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tate Jr continues to drive forward.
Keegan shoots and misses
and Tate Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aaron Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Keegan.
Keegan fails to land the takedown.
Tate Jr misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Tate Jr.
It looks like Mac Keegan has been cut.
A jab from Tate Jr finds it's way through Keegan's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keegan shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Keegan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tate Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Keegan gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Tate Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tate Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tate Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Keegan.
Tate Jr is trying to stand back up but Keegan is controlling him
Tate Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Keegan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Keegan lands a nice short elbow.
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.
Keegan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Keegan wants to take a breather but Tate Jr is having none of it.
Keegan working the head and body with strikes.
Tate Jr pushes Keegan off looking to stand but Keegan dives back in and keeps control.
Keegan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tate Jr feints a jab promting Keegan to slip. Tate Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Keegan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keegan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Tate Jr misses its target.
Keegan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tate Jr to the mat! Tate Jr manages to get full guard.
Tate Jr is wriggling around but Keegan manages to pass to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Keegan in particular looking to stall.
Keegan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tate Jr's head.
Keegan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ground and pound from Keegan.
Tate Jr is trying to stand back up but Keegan is controlling him
Keegan working Tate Jr over with strikes.
Keegan slips a nice elbow through Tate Jr's hands, connecting with Tate Jr's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr wants to improve his position but Keegan is controlling well.
Tate Jr pushes Keegan off looking to stand but Keegan dives back in and keeps control.
Keegan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Keegan is continuing to stall.
Keegan working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate Jr has hold of Keegan's hands but Keegan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Keegan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Tate Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mac Keegan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tate Jr misses the shot to the body.
Keegan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tate Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keegan shoots in but no luck this time.
Tate Jr cracks Keegan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tate Jr tests Keegan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tate Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Keegan.
Aaron Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Keegan.
Keegan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate Jr but Tate Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keegan moves forwards but Tate Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keegan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Keegan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tate Jr defending well though.
Tate Jr trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Keegan manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan unloading with bombs!
Keegan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tate Jr hang on?
Oh Tate Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keegan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tate Jr wants to hold on but Keegan pushes him away.
Keegan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tate Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Keegan is landing with some decent strikes but Tate Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Keegan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tate Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Keegan's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Keegan!
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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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