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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Wilcox (ranked 1553 p4p, 2655 weight class) and Brett Keane (ranked 216 p4p, 318 weight class). Donovan Wilcox had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm 31 170 10 - 7 - 0 |
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175 cm 27 155 10 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling Great elbows Very quick |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Heavy handed |
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Wilcox! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wilcox swings away with a leg kick that misses. Wilcox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keane. An inside leg kick from Wilcox misses. Keane appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Good standup being displayed there by Wilcox as he connects with a hook. Wilcox cracks Keane with a good jab. Keane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Keane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Wilcox throws out a leg kick but Keane moves out of range and Wilcox only half commits. Wilcox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Keane misses with a straight left. Wilcox misses with a leg kick. Keane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wilcox misses with a combination
and Keane counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Donovan Wilcox has been cut. Wilcox jabs at Keane's body. Nice uppercut lands for Keane. That snapped Wilcox's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Keane blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Keane throws a shot from downtown. Wilcox moves away and avoids it. Wilcox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Nice shot lands for Wilcox. Keane moves out of range of the strikes. Keane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Wilcox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keane's head. Wilcox throws a leg kick but Keane moved away. Wilcox misses with a body shot.
Jab from Wilcox. Wilcox is looking to score with low kicks. Keane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilcox attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Keane now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Wilcox moves out of range of the strikes. Keane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Keane pushing out the jab but it's not landing. It looked like Wilcox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. A jab from Wilcox misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Keane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilcox.
Wilcox feinted with a counter takedown. Wilcox misses with a looping right. Keane with a nice cross. Donovan Wilcox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Keane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilcox throws out the jab. Wilcox throws a hook but Keane avoids it easily. Wilcox defending well as Keane loads up on a big left hand. Wilcox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Wilcox slips under a jab. An inside leg kick lands from Wilcox. Wilcox throws a low kick but Keane moves out of range easily. Keane looks to land a right hand but Wilcox moved out of range. Wilcox lands with a cross. Wilcox defending well as Keane loads up on a big left hand. Wilcox misses with a hook. Keane ducked under it nicely. Wilcox throws a combination. Keane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Keane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilcox throws out the jab. Keane throws out a loose jab but Wilcox uses good head movement to avoid it. That kick from Wilcox tenderised Keane's leg. Keane is trying to keep his angry face on. Keane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilcox.
It seemed like Keane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Wilcox throws a nice outside leg kick. Wilcox wants to land a leg kick but Keane is out of range. Keane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Wilcox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keane counters with a straight right hand. Wilcox looks to throw the jab but Keane is out of range. Wilcox throws a hook to the side of Keane's head but Keane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Wilcox walks into a stiff left hand from Keane. Keane moves away from the strike by Wilcox. Keane misses with a straight right. Wilcox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keane. A big left from Keane misses. Keane might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wilcox misses with a lunging right hand
and Keane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donovan Wilcox's cut is getting worse. This has been an exciting period of action! Keane lands with a cross. Wilcox catches Keane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Keane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wilcox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Decent striking displayed by Keane there. Wilcox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Keane 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. Wilcox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Wilcox throws a body shot but no joy. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keane! But no joy. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Keane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wilcox is rocked! Wilcox blocks a jab. Oh Wilcox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Wilcox throws a low kick, looking for Keane's leg but Keane calmly moves out of range. Wilcox seems to have got his legs back now. Keane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Wilcox dominated that round. The cut man is working on Donovan Wilcox's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Keane slips a jab from Wilcox. Keane appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Keane misses with an uppercut. Wilcox looks to throw the jab but Keane is out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Wilcox. Keane does a little dance to reset his feet. Wilcox lands a slapping body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Keane might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wilcox has got the better of the exchanges. Keane avoids the head kick by Wilcox.
Wilcox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keane. Wilcox tries to land a leg kick but Keane saw it coming and moves away.
Keane cracks Wilcox with an open hand slap. Keane lands a head shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Keane throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wilcox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Keane lands a glancing blow to the side of Wilcox's head. Wilcox throws a leg kick and Keane scores with a counter punch that sends Wilcox to the canvas! Keane smells blood - he's punishing Wilcox with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Wilcox has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Keane!
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