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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Keiran Ahearn (ranked 3176 p4p, 2090 weight class) and Pavel Sekera (ranked 142 p4p, 210 weight class). Sekera has chosen Bleed it out as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Solid boxing
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiran Ahearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pavel Sekera!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sekera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahearn.
Ahearn closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sekera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ahearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Sekera controls his hands.
Sekera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sekera has had enough of the clinch but Ahearn keeps him there for the moment.
Sekera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahearn swats away the attempt to clinch by Sekera.
Ahearn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahearn. Sekera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sekera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sekera ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sekera blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Sekera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sekera tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahearn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sekera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahearn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ahearn throws a hook but Sekera blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn throws a shot from downtown. Sekera moves away and avoids it.
Sekera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ahearn swats away the attempt to clinch by Sekera.
Sekera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sekera.
Ahearn rushes Sekera and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ahearn lands a hook that snaps the head of Sekera backwards.
Sekera wants to get back to striking at distance but Ahearn won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Ahearn - that landed with a thud.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sekera wants to break free but Ahearn has control.
Ahearn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn tries to work over Sekera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sekera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekera forces Ahearn back against the ropes and clinches.
Ahearn throws a punch but it's blocked by Sekera.
Ahearn misses with the head strike.
Sekera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahearn has Sekera pressed against the ropes, preventing Sekera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sekera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ahearn lands a shot to the body.
Sekera is trying to push Ahearn away but Ahearn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ahearn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahearn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahearn blocking some punches.
Ahearn lands a left hand.
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Sekera.
A shot in the inside from Ahearn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahearn.
Ahearn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keiran Ahearn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ahearn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sekera staying out of range there.
Ahearn scores with a hook.
Ahearn jabs Sekera right on the nose. Sekera blinks but takes it well.
Sekera slips under a jab from Ahearn.
Sekera ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
Sekera is looking for the big counter here.
Sekera closes the distance and pushes Ahearn back into the ropes.
Ahearn working aggressively here.
Sekera lands a nice elbow.
Ahearn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sekera blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Ahearn.
Sekera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sekera fails to land.
Ahearn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sekera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahearn's elbow.
Ahearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sekera can do to turn this around?
Ahearn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sekera backwards.
Ahearn lands an uppercut.
Ahearn lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sekera.
Ahearn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahearn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahearn.
Ahearn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sekera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavel Sekera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sekera moves away from the strike by Ahearn.
Sekera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ahearn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sekera ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
Sekera tries to counter with a clinch but Ahearn shakes him off and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Sekera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahearn throws an off balance right hand
and Sekera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sekera darts in and clinches Ahearn up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ahearn on the inside.
Sekera prevents a body shot from Ahearn.
Sekera manages to break the clinch.
Pavel Sekera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sekera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sekera lands a nice shot to the body.
Sekera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sekera lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ahearn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahearn is looking to counter the offense by Sekera and move into the clinch.
A combination from Sekera does no damage.
Ahearn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sekera misses with a double jab.
Ahearn throws the left hand but Sekera avoids the punch easily.
Sekera gets a clinch.
Ahearn pushes Sekera back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keiran Ahearn dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahearn lands a lovely overhand right.
Ahearn throws a right hand that misses
and Sekera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahearn misses with a looping left.
Ahearn with a nice cross.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut.
Sekera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sekera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ahearn misses with a body shot.
Sekera misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sekera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sekera misses with a looping right.
Ahearn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sekera manages to circle out of the way.
Ahearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sekera is just out of range.
Sekera scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sekera drives through and clinches with Ahearn against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn tries to work over Sekera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sekera looking to stall.
Ahearn can't find room to land a body shot as Sekera controls the action.
Sekera can't find room to land a body shot as Ahearn controls the action.
Sekera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sekera throws a right hand that Ahearn ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahearn also avoids with ease.
Sekera misses with a straight left.
Ahearn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sekera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ahearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sekera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahearn.
Sekera staying out of range there.
Sekera tries to clinch up but Ahearn circles away and keeps his distance.
Ahearn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Ahearn.
Ahearn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sekera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahearn pushes Sekera up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sekera tries to circle away but Ahearn has him pinned against the ropes.
Ahearn avoids a wild elbow strike from Sekera.
A frustrated look appears on Sekera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sekera tries to break the clinch but Ahearn is controlling the position.
Sekera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sekera misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahearn moves into the clinch.
Ahearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Sekera controls his hands.
Sekera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahearn avoids it.
Ahearn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sekera backwards.
Pavel Sekera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahearn misses with a body punch.
Ahearn blocks a body shot from Sekera.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keiran Ahearn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ahearn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiran Ahearn!
Pavel Sekera spoke after the fight, saying 'GG to my opponent, he truly deserves the win.'.
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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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