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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Bastiat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siegfried Keskimulkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastiat comes to the cage accompanied by Superstition. Siegfried Keskimulkku is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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197 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
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202 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frederic Bastiat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siegfried Keskimulkku!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Keskimulkku finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bastiat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Keskimulkku backs up against the cage.
Bastiat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Keskimulkku sprawls well. Keskimulkku wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bastiat gets slowly back to his feet.
Keskimulkku takes the fight into the clinch.
Bastiat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bastiat wants to get back to striking at distance but Keskimulkku won't allow it.
Bastiat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bastiat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Keskimulkku or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskimulkku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bastiat.
Keskimulkku lands a body shot.
Bastiat takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Frederic Bastiat has been cut.
Keskimulkku prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hook to the body lands for Keskimulkku.
Bastiat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastiat wants to get back to striking at distance but Keskimulkku won't allow it.
Keskimulkku pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bastiat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Keskimulkku lands a nice uppercut.
Keskimulkku looking to slow down the pace here.
Bastiat tries to work over Keskimulkku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bastiat goes for a takedown attempt but Keskimulkku pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bastiat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku wants to clinch.
Keskimulkku wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bastiat.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch there but Bastiat circles away.
Siegfried Keskimulkku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bastiat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bastiat scores with a nice body kick.
Keskimulkku doesn't manage to clinch there - Bastiat circles away.
Bastiat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bastiat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keskimulkku sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siegfried Keskimulkku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frederic Bastiat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keskimulkku checks a low kick from Bastiat.
Bastiat looks to land a combination but Keskimulkku avoids it well.
Bastiat throws the kick towards the body but Keskimulkku avoids it.
Bastiat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastiat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frederic Bastiat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bastiat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keskimulkku defends it nicely.
Bastiat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bastiat showed some decent athleticism there.
Keskimulkku keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Keskimulkku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bastiat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bastiat is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Keskimulkku sees it coming and defends easily.
Bastiat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keskimulkku's head.
Bastiat thows a huge punch but Keskimulkku dodges it nicely.
Bastiat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bastiat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Keskimulkku is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Keskimulkku moves in looking to clinch but Bastiat pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Bastiat both land. Nice combination.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch up.
Bastiat misses with a series of wild punches.
Bastiat digs a good body shot into Keskimulkku's ribs.
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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bastiat.
Keskimulkku slaps away a takedown attempt from Bastiat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastiat keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastiat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keskimulkku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederic Bastiat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frederic Bastiat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bastiat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastiat looks for a takedown but Keskimulkku sprawls well.
Keskimulkku blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastiat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bastiat fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat shoots in but Keskimulkku avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederic Bastiat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keskimulkku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keskimulkku stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Keskimulkku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bastiat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keskimulkku circles away.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch but Bastiat is having none of it.
Bastiat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bastiat misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keskimulkku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bastiat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keskimulkku doesn't manage to clinch there - Bastiat circles away.
Keskimulkku wants to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bastiat.
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.
Keskimulkku parries the strikes from Bastiat easily there. Bastiat is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Keskimulkku to escape.
Bastiat wants to control for a moment but Keskimulkku uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastiat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keskimulkku's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frederic Bastiat.
I think Bastiat has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederic Bastiat!
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energy
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hype
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