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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Keenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Hartley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Keenen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elias Hartley!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenen forces Hartley back against the cage and clinches.
Hartley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Keenen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hartley tries to clinch up
and Keenen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keenen shoots in for a takedown but Hartley shows good takedown defense.
Keenen shoots in and bounces Hartley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hartley controls Keenen momentarily but Keenen frees himself.
Keenen working some strikes from top position.
Keenen postures up.
Hartley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hartley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keenen is one step ahead there.
Hartley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Keenen 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hartley manages to get himself to full guard.
Hartley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Keenen pushes down on Hartley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hartley moves into full guard.
Keenen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hartley, up you get!
Keenen throws a sloppy head kick and Hartley moves out of range easily.
Hartley throws a right hand that Keenen ducks under and follows up with a left that Keenen also avoids with ease.
Hartley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keenen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Keenen .
Hartley looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Keenen advances position into side control!
Hartley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Keenen wants to control but Hartley is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
Keenen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hartley to see if he's OK.
Hartley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Keenen off and has taken his back!
Keenen wants to control his opponent's hands but Hartley gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Keenen is working to get back to half guard.
Hartley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hartley prevents Keenen from getting the reversal.
Keenen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hartley.
Keenen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hartley.
Keenen holds on for dear life.
Hartley avoids the attempt from Keenen to control.
Keenen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hartley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Keenen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hartley working the ground and pound effectively.
Hartley lands a heavy elbow.
Keenen working to try and regain half guard.
Hartley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Keenen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hartley.
Hartley prevents Keenen from getting the reversal.
Keenen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Keenen tries to reverse the position but Hartley maintains control.
Hartley lands a big shot there that rocks Keenen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hartley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hartley unloads with some shots from mount but Keenen bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Keenen dominated that round.
That's time! Keenen 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hartley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Keenen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Keenen won't allow Hartley to sweep him here.
Hartley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hartley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hartley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Keenen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hartley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Keenen won't allow Hartley to get back to his feet.
Hartley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keenen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hartley is retaining full guard.
Keenen pushes down on Hartley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenen trying to control from half guard but Hartley is working away.
Jack Keenen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keenen prevents Hartley from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenen is tying to control. Hartley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hartley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Keenen thuds his right hand into Hartley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hartley is looking to clinch but Keenen is avoiding it.
Keenen blocks a head kick by Hartley.
Hartley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Keenen is rocked!
Jack Keenen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Keenen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keenen shoots in but no luck this time.
Keenen seems to have got his legs back now.
Hartley tries to clinch but Keenen is having none of it.
Hartley fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keenen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartley tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenen shoots in and drives through. Hartley sprawls well.
Keenen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartley lands with a kick to the temple. Keenen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keenen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Keenen won't allow Hartley to sweep him here.
Keenen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hartley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jack Keenen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenen looks for a takedown but Hartley sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Keenen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keenen tries to clinch up.
Keenen moves into the clinch.
Hartley fails to pull guard.
Keenen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keenen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Keenen counters with a shoot takedown. Hartley fights it but they end up in guard.
Hartley wants to stand but Keenen is controlling the position.
Hartley doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenen stands up over Hartley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Keenen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hartley is keeping the position for now.
Hartley wants to sweep but no luck.
Keenen stands up from Hartley's guard - Keenen perhaps looking for a knockout.
A head kick by Hartley misses
and Keenen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartley is looking to stand up but Keenen isn't so interested in that idea.
Keenen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Keenen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hartley missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Keenen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Keenen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hartley closes the distance but Keenen moves to the side
and Keenen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Keenen is looking to advance position but Hartley won't allow it.
Hartley misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hartley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hartley tries to kick Keenen off but Keenen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Keenen wants to take a breather but Hartley is having none of it.
Keenen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Keenen decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hartley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keenen avoids the head kick by Hartley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartley keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keenen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hartley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hartley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hartley postures up in Keenen 's guard and throws a big left but Keenen blocks it.
Hartley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hartley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hartley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keenen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keenen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hartley.
Keenen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hartley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keenen is keeping the position for now.
Hartley passes into half guard.
Hartley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hartley is looking to clinch.
Hartley has his takedown stuffed
and Keenen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenen slows the pace down in half guard.
Keenen is trying to control the action in half guard but Hartley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hartley has a hand on Keenen 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Keenen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Keenen unloading with bombs!
Keenen looking to control but Hartley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Keenen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hartley looks a forlorn figure.
Hartley is looking to improve his position but Keenen isn't that keen on the idea.
Keenen breaks from Hartley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hartley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hartley defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Keenen .
Keenen working for a guillotine from mount but Hartley is in no mood to give up.
Keenen has control of Hartley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hartley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Keenen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hartley is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hartley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Keenen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hartley is looking to escape.
Hartley bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hartley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keenen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hartley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenen is looking to stand up but Hartley isn't so interested in that idea.
Hartley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Elias Hartley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keenen 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Keenen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keenen , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Keenen !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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