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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Chrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Warriors Code. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 cm
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193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
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169 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Chrome! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Rory Keenan! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chrome has a takedown stuffed. Keenan tries to clinch there but Chrome circles away.
Keenan doesn't succeed with the takedown and Chrome counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Keenan misses with a shot to the body and Chrome cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Keenan misses with a hook to the body
and Chrome cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Keenan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chrome counters with a straight right hand. Keenan misses with a body punch
and Chrome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Keenan moves out of range as Chrome strikes. Keenan misses with a shot to the body and Chrome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Keenan tries to clinch there but Chrome circles away.
Keenan misses the body punch and Keenan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chrome is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Keenan's half guard. Chrome throwing shots but Keenan is blocking nicely. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chrome in particular looking to stall. Chrome trying to control the action but Keenan is working from the bottom. Chrome has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Keenan has hold of Chrome's hands but Chrome slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Ground and pound from Chrome. The fighters are battling for position here. Keenan manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Keenan keeping moving, preventing Chrome from controlling successfully. Keenan can't keep his opponent in guard - Chrome advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Chrome throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chrome throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Chrome throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Keenan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Chrome moves nicely into side control. Chrome scores with punches from side control. Chrome creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Keenan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Keenan is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Keenan can't do much from the bottom here. Chrome misses with the ground and pound. Chrome postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chrome lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chrome wants to control but Keenan is keeping him busy. You can see the frustration on Keenan's face as Chrome controls the position. Chrome wants to take a breather but Keenan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Chrome. Chrome tries to stand but Keenan is controlling from the bottom. Chrome looking to pass the guard. Chrome trying to control the position from guard on top but Keenan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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. Chrome throws a big right hand that misses. Keenan looking to control.
Chrome stands and throws Keenan's legs to the side, diving into side control. Chrome lands a nice forearm strike. Chrome is working Keenan over with some ground and pound from side control. Chrome in side control lands a decent elbow. Chrome in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Chrome trying to control the position but Keenan is working away. Chrome landing a few strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Chrome dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Keenan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chrome counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A swing and a miss from Chrome. Chrome throws an off balance right hand
and Keenan counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Keenan misses with a lunging right hand
and Chrome counters with a lovely straight right hand! Keenan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chrome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Keenan closes the distance but Chrome moves to the side and Chrome cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Keenan misses with a jab to the body
and Chrome counters with a left to the body. A shot to the body from Keenan misses and Chrome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Keenan defending well as Chrome loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chrome loads up on a big right hand but Keenan slips the punch. A big right from Chrome misses. Keenan with a lazy takedown attempt and Chrome counters with a straight right hand. Chrome throws a one two combo.
Keenan is breathing heavily. Chrome's corner calls for a 1-2. Chrome obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keenan is rocked! Chrome is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Keenan is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Chrome doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Keenan crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Keenan's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Chrome!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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