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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Supersonic - Jamiroquai. Ettish has chosen With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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198 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Green!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Ettish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.
Keith Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ettish throws a push kick but Green slaps the foot to one side.
Ettish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ettish is out of range.
Green scores with a jab to the body.
Green tries to land a leg kick but Ettish saw it coming and moves away.
Green lands an overhand right.
Ettish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Green.
Green misses with a head kick.
Green thuds his shin into the meat of Ettish's side.
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ettish with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish takes one to the chin there.
Ettish scores with a kick to the body.
Ettish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green misses with an uppercut
and Ettish counters with a nice uppercut.
Green looks to land a left hand but Ettish moved out of range nicely.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Green coming out on top.
Green walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ettish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Ettish misses
and Green counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Green.
Green lands a body shot in the clinch.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Ettish controls the action.
Ettish throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Ettish throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ettish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ettish lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Ettish can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Ettish presses Green against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Green scores with a hook to the body.
Green lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.
Green misses with some punches.
Green scores with a shot to the side of Ettish's head.
Ettish throws a head punch that misses.
Ettish content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ettish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Ettish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ettish is struggling to control the position.
Ettish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ettish is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ettish is trying to break free.
Ettish blocking some punches.
Ettish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ettish is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Green is defending well for now.
Ettish struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Green tries a body shot but Ettish blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ettish tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ettish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green is looking to slow Ettish down with leg kicks.
Ettish misses the shot to the body.
Ettish gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters circling a little - Ettish finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ettish works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ettish connects with a solid leg kick.
Ettish throws a big shot that misses.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Ettish's shoulder, as Ettish tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green scores with a nice right hand.
Green bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ettish's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Green 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.
Green throws a hook but Ettish blocks it.
Ettish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ettish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Keith Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Green misses with a low kick.
Ettish misses with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Ettish slams his shin into Green's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ettish avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ettish blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ettish checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ettish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ettish's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish is looking to land body kicks.
Keith Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ettish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Green tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ettish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Green.
Ettish misses with a wild combination.
Ettish checks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Green as he connects with a hook.
Ettish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ettish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Ettish blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ettish is predictable there
and Green counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Green on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Green misses with a leg kick.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Green misses.
Green misses with a right hand
enabling Ettish to counter with a crisp jab.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ettish counters with a good low kick that Green was not able to check.
Ettish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Ettish.
Ettish tries to score with a low kick but Green moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Ettish moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Ettish has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
Green's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ettish under the eye.
Green scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Green thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ettish if he has to take too many more of those.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body kick there by Green.
Ettish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Green is looking to chop away at Ettish's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green throws a solid leg kick but Ettish takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Green.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ettish fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ettish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ettish slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green connects with the punch.
Ettish throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ettish throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Green dominated that second 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.
Ettish shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
Green rushes Ettish and presses him up against the cage.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Ettish controls his hands.
Ettish lands a shoulder strike.
Keith Green has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ettish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ettish gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Green.
Green misses with a body kick.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ettish's sensitive parts.
Ettish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Green misses with a low kick as Ettish jumps back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ettish under the eye.
Green tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
Horrible takedown by Ettish or perhaps it was just good defense by Green which made him look bad.
Ettish throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Green on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ettish. Ettish obviously looking to wear him down.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ettish.
Green slips a jab from Ettish.
Ettish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Green is looking to slow Ettish down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws out a loose jab but Ettish uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Green.
Ettish blocks the body kick.
Green feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ettishs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Green walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ettish takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ettish on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ettish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Green wants to clinch but Ettish slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Green misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Ettish misses.
An inside leg kick from Green misses.
Green is looking to clinch but Ettish is avoiding it.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ettish is able to avoid easily.
Ettish looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Ettish blocks the leg kick.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ettish.
Green thumps Ettish with a low kick.
Green moves out of range as Ettish throws a body kick.
Green thumps Ettish with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ettish throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Ettish cracks Green with an open hand slap.
Ettish checks a leg kick.
Ettish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ettish misses with a low kick.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ettish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ettish takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ettish avoids a kick to the body.
Ettish finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Green clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Green throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Ettish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ettish takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Green tries to land a leg kick but Ettish saw it coming and moves away.
Ettish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
Green misses with a straight left.
Green walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ettish checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ettish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ettish checks the leg kick.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish lands a front kick.
Ettish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ettish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
Ettish tries a low kick but Green avoids it.
Ettish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ettish closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Green's guard.
Green wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ettish manages to pass to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ettish not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control here.
Ettish looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Green wants to control but Ettish is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is not content to let Ettish control the position.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Ettish is very close to passing his half guard.
Ettish wants to pass the guard but Green is defending well.
Ettish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green has his hands clasped together around Ettish's back. He's all about the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Keith Green wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ettish scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ettish throws a head kick that misses.
Ettish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Ettish dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
That kick from Green tenderised Ettish's leg. Ettish is trying to keep his angry face on.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ettish's sensitive parts.
Ettish throws a head kick that Green semi-blocks.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Ettish moves away and avoids it.
Green throws a wild body kick that Ettish sees coming a mile off.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Green throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ettish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ettish. Beautiful body shot.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Green will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Green scores with a nice head shot.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ettish misses the jab.
Ettish just misses with a punch to the body.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green throws a hook but Ettish avoids it easily.
Ettish has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Green is looking to clinch.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Green delivers a nice body kick.
Fred Ettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ettish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ettish moves away.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ettish defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Green on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green wants to land a leg kick but Ettish is out of range.
Green misses with a leg kick
and Ettish counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee.
Ettish staying out of range there.
Green throws a body punch but Ettish moves out of range.
Keith Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ettish motions for Green to come forward. Ettish throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Green lands a leg kick that knocks Ettish off balance momentarily.
Green tries to clinch up.
A jab from Green misses.
Green throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ettish on the side of the head.
Ettish changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Green tries to avoid it but Ettish manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Green to the ground. Green escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Green staying out of range there.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Ettish is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ettish throws a low kick but it's checked well by Green.
Ettish connects with a right hand. Green shakes it off.
Green defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ettish.
Ettish is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ettish wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Ettish checks the leg kick.
Ettish moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Nice shot lands for Green.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ettish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ettish moves forwards but Green connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Green 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Green!
Keith Green retains his middleweight title!
Keith Green thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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