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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Keen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Pax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keen comes to the cage accompanied by I touch myself. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Keen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Pax!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pax throws a head kick that misses.
Pax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pax will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pax seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pax wants to sweep but no luck.
Keen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pax keeping full guard, as Keen tries to pass.
Pax looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pax wants to stand up but Keen is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pax fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Keen wants to pass the guard but Pax is keeping the position.
Pax keeping moving, preventing Keen from controlling successfully.
Keen won't allow Pax to sweep him here.
Pax looking for a guillotine here but Keen defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pax is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pax trying to control the position.
Keen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pax really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Keen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pax has managed to clinch.
Keen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pax walks away with a smile on his face. Keen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pax shoots in and bounces Keen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pax is pushing down on Keen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Keen is fighting to maintain full guard but Pax has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pax frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pax raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pax can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keen is looking to escape.
Keen is looking to get to half guard.
Keen is breathing heavily.
Keen wants to hold on but Pax pushes him away.
Keen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Keen is working hard here to advance position.
Pax trying to control but Keen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pax working for a submission but Keen is keeping him at bay.
BOOM! Pax connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pax trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Keen is looking to improve his position but Pax isn't that keen on the idea.
Pax looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Pax.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Pax dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pax misses with a head kick.
Pax closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pax lands in his opponent's guard.
Keen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pax wants to control from the top but Keen keeps moving.
Keen looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keen controlling Pax's posture.
Keen looking for subs off his back but Pax has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pax decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pax tries for a takedown but Keen circles away easily
and Keen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pax is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pax trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pax keeping full guard, as Keen tries to pass.
Pax looking for a sweep. Not yet Pax, not yet.
Pax is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pax is pressing down on Keen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Keen is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pax is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pax is looking to advance position but Keen won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Pax.
Keen wants to get back to full guard.
Pax trying to control the pace.
Pax is trying to control. Keen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pax not doing much here.
Pax wants to pass the guard but Keen is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pax.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pax gets the takedown into side control.
Pax landing strikes.
Pax staying calm.
Keen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pax connects with a decent elbow.
Keen tries to bench press Pax off him but Pax keeps the position.
Pax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keen keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pax working the head with strikes.
Pax landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Keen prevents Pax from improving position.
Pax lands some shots froms side control.
Pax is looking to take a break and control but Keen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pax connects with a decent elbow.
Pax is looking to take a break and control but Keen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pax lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Pax showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Keen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pax shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Keen as he avoids it easily.
Keen with a poor takedown
and Pax counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pax missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Keen keeping moving, preventing Pax from controlling successfully.
Keen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pax trying to control but Keen is working from the bottom.
Keen controls Pax momentarily but Pax frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pax trying to control the position from guard on top but Keen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pax might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Keen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keen wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pax fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pax decides to pull guard.
Pax will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pax managing to control the position.
Pax is looking to stand up but Keen isn't so interested in that idea.
Keen wants to control from the top but Pax keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pax looking for a sweep. Not yet Pax, not yet.
Pax is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pax striking from the bottom here.
Pax is trying to keep Keen in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pax tries to close the distance and clinch but Keen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pax doesn't manage to clinch there - Keen circles away.
Pax closes the distance and clinches.
Keen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pax jumps into guard, dragging Keen to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pax is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Keen looking to pass the guard.
Pax throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Keen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Keen is looking to take a break and control but Pax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pax is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pax tries to improve position but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pax scores with a push kick.
Keen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pax.
Manny Keen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keen gets the takedown into side control.
Keen is looking to take a break and control but Pax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pax can't do much from the bottom here.
Manny Keen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maximus Pax is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Pax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pax winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Pax!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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