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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keastie Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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172 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keastie Kannegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunnar Martin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannegaard moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Kannegaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martin scores with a jab.
Kannegaard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martin tries to clinch but Kannegaard moves out of range.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kannegaard slips under a jab.
Martin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gunnar Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kannegaard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martin.
Kannegaard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kannegaard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Kannegaard misses with the combination.
Kannegaard has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kannegaard breaks from the clinch.
Martin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kannegaard on the side of the head.
Donk. Martin catches Kannegaard right on the button with a cross.
Kannegaard moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Kannegaard misses with a wild combination.
Martin throws a right and a left that Kannegaard avoids nicely.
Kannegaard is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Kannegaard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin looks for the body kick but Kannegaard saw that one coming.
Kannegaard tries to move into range but Martin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kannegaard counters with a right hand to the body.
Martin throws a series of punches but Kannegaard moves out of range.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kannegaard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kannegaard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Kannegaard closes the distance but Martin moves to the side
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Martin moves into the clinch.
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!
Kannegaard lands a body shot.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kannegaard struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Kannegaard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Kannegaard - that landed with a thud.
Kannegaard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
Martin looks gassed!
Kannegaard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kannegaard cracks Martin with a nice body shot.
Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kannegaard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kannegaard lands a right hand.
A short right from Kannegaard on the inside.
Kannegaard lands a body punch.
Kannegaard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Kannegaard misses with a punch on the inside.
Kannegaard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard lands a nice shot to the body.
Kannegaard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kannegaard digs a right hand underneath Martin's ribcage. Martin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martin takes a shot to the head.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Kannegaard.
A right handed body shot lands from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard cracks Martin with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kannegaard.
Kannegaard pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kannegaard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kannegaard tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Kannegaard cracks Martin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but Martin moves away
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kannegaard moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Kannegaard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kannegaard presses Martin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kannegaard digs a right hand into Martin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martin's gas tank.
Martin wants to break free but Kannegaard has control.
Kannegaard lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keastie Kannegaard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kannegaard works the jab nicely.
Martin darts in trying to clinch
and Kannegaard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kannegaard.
A right hand to the body from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Kannegaard misses with the head strike.
Kannegaard scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Kannegaard manages to break the clinch.
Kannegaard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kannegaard digs a right hand into Martin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martin's gas tank.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Kannegaard is controlling the position.
Kannegaard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kannegaard has him pressed against the cage.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kannegaard struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Kannegaard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannegaard has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Kannegaard throws a head punch that misses.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kannegaard misses with a punch to the body.
Martin tries to break free but Kannegaard pushes him back against the cage.
Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kannegaard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kannegaard takes the fight into the clinch.
Kannegaard presses Martin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kannegaard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
Keastie Kannegaard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Kannegaard.
Kannegaard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kannegaard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kannegaard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Kannegaard has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kannegaard.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kannegaard breaks the clinch.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kannegaard tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Kannegaard misses the shot to the body.
Kannegaard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kannegaard counters by moving into the clinch.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kannegaard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kannegaard lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kannegaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard tries to clinch up.
Keastie Kannegaard is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Kannegaard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kannegaard tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin misses with the combination.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Martin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kannegaard rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kannegaard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kannegaard breaks from the clinch.
Kannegaard blocks a jab.
Kannegaard moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
No joy there for Kannegaard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kannegaard misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kannegaard slips a jab from Martin.
Martin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kannegaard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kannegaard tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Kannegaard takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Martin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kannegaard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kannegaard counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Kannegaard as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kannegaard.
Kannegaard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
Martin tries to break free but Kannegaard pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keastie Kannegaard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kannegaard is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Kannegaard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kannegaard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin throws a leg kick but Kannegaard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kannegaard rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kannegaard lands with a light punch inside.
Kannegaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kannegaard is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Kannegaard wants to clinch but Martin slips to the side
and Martin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Kannegaard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin throws a push kick but Kannegaard slaps the foot to one side.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kannegaard wants to clinch.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Kannegaard counters with a nice leg kick.
Kannegaard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunnar Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannegaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
A cross from Martin lands.
Kannegaard lands a nice shot to the body.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kannegaard takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Kannegaard has the dominant position.
Kannegaard is working Martin over against the cage.
Kannegaard cracks Martin with a nice body shot.
Kannegaard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kannegaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kannegaard darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kannegaard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kannegaard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kannegaard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Kannegaard defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Kannegaard.
Kannegaard tries to clinch
and Martin moves into the clinch.
Kannegaard is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kannegaard.
Kannegaard scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Kannegaard on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks a body shot from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard cracks Martin with a nice body shot.
Kannegaard digs a right hand underneath Martin's ribcage. Martin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Kannegaard has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kannegaard.
A short body shot lands from Kannegaard as the two fighters clinch.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Kannegaard is controlling him.
Kannegaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kannegaard tries to clinch up
and Martin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kannegaard lands a body shot.
Kannegaard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kannegaard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunnar Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Kannegaard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martin on the side of the head.
Kannegaard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kannegaard defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Kannegaard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kannegaard connects with a right hand. Martin shakes it off.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keastie Kannegaard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kannegaard jabs at Martin's body.
Martin tries to clinch up but Kannegaard circles away and keeps his distance.
Kannegaard clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Kannegaard controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keastie Kannegaard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kannegaard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keastie Kannegaard!
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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
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