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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Mebab (ranked 3263 p4p, 3390 weight class) and Keir Toal (ranked 263 p4p, 275 weight class). Mebab comes to the cage accompanied by Some. Toal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Irish Pub Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Mebab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keir Toal!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mebab tries to clinch up
letting Toal counter with a right hand.
Mebab misses with a looping left.
Mebab throws an off balance right hand
and Toal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mebab has his takedown stuffed
and Toal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mebab misses with a takedown
and Toal counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mebab wants to clinch but Toal slips to the side
and Toal counters with a left to the body.
Mebab darts in trying to clinch
and Toal counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mebab darts in trying to clinch
and Toal counters with a straight right hand.
Mebab doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Toal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Mebab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mebab tries to close the distance and clinch but Toal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toal ducks under a wild hook from Mebab.
A nice side step and Toal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mebab tries to clinch up
and Toal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mebab shoots in for a double leg but Toal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mebab clinches with his opponent.
Mebab goes for a takedown in the clinch but Toal prevents it.
Toal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mebab.
Mebab wants a takedown.
Toal struggles to land a body shot inside as Mebab controls his hands.
Toal prevents the takedown attempt.
Mebab is looking for a takedown.
Toal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toal lands with a short shot to the head.
Toal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Toal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Toal pushes Mebab back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mebab is breathing heavily.
Toal turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mebab manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Toal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mebab looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Toal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Toal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mebab actively working from the bottom here.
Toal controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mebab is pressing down on Toal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Toal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mebab looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Toal has picked Mebab up and slammed him! Mebab can't keep hold of the triangle and Toal manages to pass to side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keir Toal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mebab fails with a takedown attempt.
Toal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mebab throws a poor cross that misses
and Toal counters with a nice body shot.
Mebab shoots and misses
and Toal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khabib Mebab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mebab shoots in looking for a takedown. Toal tries to sprawl out of it but Mebab keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Toal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mebab defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Mebab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mebab tries to clinch up
and Toal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mebab won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toal moves into full mount!
Toal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mebab hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mebab is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Toal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Toal controlling the position easily from mount.
Keir Toal has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Mebab that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Toal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mebab is trying to escape the mount.
Toal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mebab on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mebab tries to get out of the position.
Toal with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mebab is working to get back to half guard.
Mebab is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Toal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mebab looks a forlorn figure.
Mebab keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Toal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mebab is looking to improve his position but Toal isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Toal with good strikes from the mount here!
Toal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Toal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Toal lands a heavy elbow.
Toal controlling his opponent.
More stalling from Toal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mebab is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mebab slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Toal prevents Mebab from improving his position.
Toal controlling the action here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Toal working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Mebab looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mebab wants to improve his position but Toal is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keir Toal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mebab shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Toal pinned against the cage. Toal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mebab tries to clinch there but Toal circles away.
Mebab tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toal lands a slapping body shot.
Mebab throws a series of punches but Toal avoids them all with ease.
Mebab misses with a double jab
and Toal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mebab throws a combination that misses
and Toal counters with a left to the body.
Mebab takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mebab shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Toal sprawls well. Toal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mebab gets slowly back to his feet.
Mebab has his takedown stuffed
and Toal counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Mebab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mebab wants to clinch but Toal slips to the side
and Toal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mebab looks to clinch
and Toal counters with a series of strikes. Mebab will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mebab is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Toal's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Toal.
Mebab is fighting to break Toal's control of his arms but Toal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mebab loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Toal is controlling Mebab's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mebab accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mebab throws an elbow that misses. Toal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mebab's guard. Nice move by Toal!
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!
Toal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mebab's head.
Keir Toal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toal content to stall in guard here.
Toal passes into half guard.
Mebab wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Toal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Toal with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Toal is continuing to stall.
Mebab is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Toal pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toal stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Khabib Mebab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Keir Toal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keir Toal!
After winning the bout, Keir Toal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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