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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shahram Sheikhan (ranked 3468 p4p, 3205 weight class) and Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shahram Sheikhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gareth Keenan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keenan Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sheikhan checks a leg kick.
Sheikhan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keenan Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keenan Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sheikhan looks to throw the jab but Keenan Jr is out of range.
Keenan Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sheikhan swings for the body but Keenan Jr moves out of range.
Sheikhan lands a right hook to the body.
Keenan Jr tried to score with a low kick but Sheikhan checks it.
Sheikhan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sheikhan blocks a leg kick.
Keenan Jr misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sheikhan wants to clinch.
Sheikhan misses with a hook.
Sheikhan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheikhan avoids the body shot from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sheikhan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sheikhan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keenan Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Keenan Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keenan Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sheikhan looks to throw the jab but Keenan Jr is out of range.
Sheikhan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sheikhan checks a leg kick.
Keenan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheikhan blocks a jab.
Sheikhan throws a combination that misses
and Keenan Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Sheikhan 's knee.
Keenan Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sheikhan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Keenan Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keenan Jr throws a leg kick but Sheikhan checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sheikhan counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheikhan throws a head kick but Keenan Jr moves out of range.
A big right from Keenan Jr misses.
Sheikhan moves out of range as Keenan Jr strikes.
Keenan Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sheikhan to score with a decent uppercut.
Keenan Jr motions for Sheikhan to come forward. Keenan Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan Jr misses the jab.
Sheikhan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Keenan Jr avoids it.
Sheikhan jabs Keenan Jr right on the nose. Keenan Jr blinks but takes it well.
Keenan Jr moves away from the strike by Sheikhan.
Keenan Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sheikhan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sheikhan slips a jab from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sheikhan throws a combination. Keenan Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Keenan Jr 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.
Sheikhan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan Jr.
A little jabbing left from Keenan Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keenan Jr throws a leg kick but Sheikhan sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Sheikhan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keenan Jr tries to score with a low kick but Sheikhan moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keenan Jr scores with a leg kick.
Sheikhan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Keenan Jr.
Sheikhan misses with a hook.
Keenan Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Keenan Jr misses with a body shot.
Sheikhan throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan Jr's shoulder, as Keenan Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan Jr blocks a head kick by Sheikhan.
Keenan Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheikhan was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan Jr.
Sheikhan is looking to clinch but Keenan Jr is avoiding it.
Sheikhan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Sheikhan is breathing heavily.
Sheikhan misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keenan Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheikhan. Keenan Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheikhan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Keenan Jr tries a low kick but Sheikhan avoids it.
Keenan Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Keenan Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheikhan throws a head kick but Keenan Jr moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Keenan Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Keenan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook. Sheikhan ducked under it nicely.
Sheikhan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sheikhan duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheikhan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheikhan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sheikhan misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Sheikhan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sheikhan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan Jr can pounce on him.
Sheikhan throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan Jr's shoulder, as Keenan Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Sheikhan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keenan Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keenan Jr misses with a low kick.
Sheikhan throws a leg kick but Keenan Jr moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sheikhan.
Shahram Sheikhan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheikhan scores with a nice strike.
Sheikhan has Keenan Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Sheikhan stalling in the clinch but Keenan Jr improves position.
Sheikhan misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Keenan Jr digs a right hand underneath Sheikhan's ribcage. Sheikhan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Keenan Jr on the inside.
Keenan Jr tries a body shot but Sheikhan blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan Jr fails to land.
Keenan Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sheikhans head.
Sheikhan letting Keenan Jr take a breather here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Sheikhan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheikhan tries to land knees in the clinch but Keenan Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Sheikhan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keenan Jr tries to work over Sheikhan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keenan Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keenan Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheikhan backwards.
Sheikhan trying to land knees to the body.
Sheikhan stalling in the clinch but Keenan Jr improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheikhan.
Keenan Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keenan Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheikhan backwards.
Sheikhan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sheikhan blocks an uppercut.
Keenan Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sheikhan backwards.
Keenan Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr manages to break the clinch.
Keenan Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sheikhan's head backwards.
Sheikhan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan Jr cracks Sheikhan with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gareth Keenan Jr!
A very excited looking Gareth Keenan Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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