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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keast Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the ring accompanied by Music. Keast Kannegaard is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Javier Lopez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Kannegaard! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kannegaard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kannegaard keeps the fight on the outside. A shot to de liver by Kannegaard. Beautiful body shot. Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Kannegaard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez. Kannegaard lands with a nice combination. Lopez backs away looking to recover. Kannegaard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kannegaard scores with a one two! Lopez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Kannegaard misses with a series of wild punches.
Kannegaard blocks the body kick.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Kannegaard avoids nicely. A right-left combo lands from Kannegaard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A swing and a miss from Kannegaard. Lopez shoots in but Kannegaard avoids the takedown attempt easily. Kannegaard misses with a double jab.
Kannegaard misses with a double jab.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Kannegaard's shoulder, as Kannegaard tries to avoid the shot. Kannegaard misses with a wild combination.
Kannegaard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lopez has a takedown stuffed. Kannegaard with a body punch. A glancing blow. Lopez is breathing heavily. Nice jab there from Kannegaard. Keast Kannegaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kannegaard connects with a single shot there. Kannegaard fails to land with a series of punches.
Kannegaard tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kannegaard, as that shot connected.
Kannegaard lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Kannegaard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kannegaard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Kannegaard does no damage. Lopez throws a head kick but Kannegaard moves out of range.
Kannegaard lands a nice looking body shot.
Kannegaard misses with a few strikes there.
Kannegaard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kannegaard throws a series of strikes that have Lopez backpedaling.
Kannegaard throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease. Nice defenses there by Kannegaard. Kannegaard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Kannegaard - just one landing. Kannegaard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Kannegaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Kannegaard does it's job there. Kannegaard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Kannegaard connects with the punch. Kannegaard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kannegaard lands a with a good body shot. Kannegaard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with a head kick. Kannegaard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards. Kannegaard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kannegaard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kannegaard. Kannegaard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Kannegaard getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab. Kannegaard connects with a body shot. Kannegaard looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well. Kannegaard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Kannegaard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Lopez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Kannegaard misses with a double jab.
Kannegaard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Lopez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Kannegaard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though. Lopez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kannegaard tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Lopez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kannegaard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Lopez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kannegaard. Lopez dodges the punch combination from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kannegaard throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range. Kannegaard is working the combinations to good effect here. Kannegaard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Kannegaard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kannegaard lands a nice looking body shot.
Kannegaard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kannegaard lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving. Kannegaard digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
A jab lands there for Kannegaard. A shot to de liver by Kannegaard. Beautiful body shot. Kannegaard throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease. Kannegaard closes the distance and lands a one-two. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kannegaard looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well. Kannegaard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kannegaard throws a right and a left that both miss. Kannegaard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keast Kannegaard dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Kannegaard's head but Kannegaard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Kannegaard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez. Kannegaard darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kannegaard misses with a body shot.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kannegaard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Javier Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kannegaard circles away from the clinch attempt and Kannegaard counters with a left to the body. Kannegaard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kannegaard scores with a jab to the body. Kannegaard throws a sloppy body shot
and Lopez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kannegaard kicks Lopez off and gets to his feet. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kannegaard with a body punch. A glancing blow. Kannegaard with a nice cross. Kannegaard lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kannegaard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Kannegaard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopez rather than just go for the knockout. Lopez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kannegaard. Keast Kannegaard seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nice body punch from Kannegaard. Kannegaard looks to land a combination. Lopez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Kannegaard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Kannegaard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez. Nice body punch from Kannegaard. Kannegaard looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well. Kannegaard has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The fight stays on the outside here - Lopez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kannegaard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the ropes.
Kannegaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away. Kannegaard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards. Kannegaard throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease. Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Kannegaard circles away.
Kannegaard throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lopez throws a series of punches but Kannegaard moves out of range. Lopez fails to land the takedown. Good shot there by Kannegaard. Kannegaard misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kannegaard throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kannegaard throws a combination that misses and Lopez counters with a head kick. That will keep Kannegaard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kannegaard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Kannegaard misses with a few strikes there.
Kannegaard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. No joy there for Kannegaard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Kannegaard pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kannegaard misses with a series of wild punches.
Kannegaard lands a jab. Lopez tries to clinch but Kannegaard moves out of range. Kannegaard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kannegaard throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kannegaard throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Kannegaard scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one. Kannegaard looks to land a combination. Lopez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kannegaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Kannegaard misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely. Kannegaard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown. Kannegaard fights it but they end up in guard. Lopez trying to control but Kannegaard is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kannegaard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lopez is aware though and is defending well. Kannegaard looking for subs off his back but Lopez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kannegaard wants to get back to his feet.
Kannegaard is trying to control but can't.
Kannegaard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lopez wants to stand up but Kannegaard has a hold of him and won't allow it. Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keast Kannegaard will probably get the nod - 10:9. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kannegaard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A combination from Kannegaard does no damage. Lopez tries to clinch but fails miserably and Kannegaard counters with a left and a right that stings Lopez. Kannegaard takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses. Kannegaard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kannegaard.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Kannegaard moves away from the strike by Lopez. Kannegaard connects with a crisp jab. Kannegaard blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Kannegaard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Lopez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kannegaard defends it nicely. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kannegaard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kannegaard scores with a jab to the body. Kannegaard misses with a few strikes there.
Kannegaard with a nice cross. Kannegaard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kannegaard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kannegaard scores with a jab to the jaw. Kannegaard lands with a nice combination. Lopez backs away looking to recover. Kannegaard swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease. A shot to de liver by Kannegaard. Beautiful body shot. Kannegaard throws a series of strikes that have Lopez backpedaling.
Kannegaard stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kannegaard misses with the combination.
Well,Lopez is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket. Kannegaard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Lopez misses. Kannegaard throws a combination. Lopez tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Kannegaard throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range. Kannegaard scores with a jab to the body. Kannegaard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopez. A right-left combo lands from Kannegaard. Kannegaard scores with a body shot.
Kannegaard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopez on the side of the head. Kannegaard closes the distance and lands a one-two. Lopez tries to clinch up but Kannegaard circles away and keeps his distance. The crowd cheers as Kannegaard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though. Kannegaard connects with a right hand. Lopez shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lopez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kannegaard if he has to take too many more of those.
Lopez lands with a kick to the temple. Kannegaard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Kannegaard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kannegaard duly obliges. Kannegaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kannegaard takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kannegaard!
Kannegaard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though. Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Kannegaard throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kannegaard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lopez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Lopez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kannegaard's guard. Lopez forces his way into half guard. Javier Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kannegaard is trying to maintain the position but Lopez is very close to passing his half guard. Lopez trying to control from Kannegaard's half guard. Kannegaard has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Kannegaard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kannegaard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Lopez preventing the sweep. Keast Kannegaard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lopez is in close to Kannegaard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight! Keast Kannegaard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Kannegaard 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Keast Kannegaard! Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Keast Kannegaard! Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Keast Kannegaard!
Keast Kannegaard wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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