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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Delrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Delrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Delrone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Keane successfully pulls guard.
Keane wants to improve his position but instead Delrone has moved into half guard.
Keane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Delrone trying to control but Keane is working from the bottom.
Delrone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delrone trying to control but Keane is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane keeping full guard, as Delrone tries to pass.
Delrone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Delrone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Keane kicks Delrone off and gets to his feet.
Keane throws a body kick that misses.
Keane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delrone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Keane pinned against the cage. Keane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Delrone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keane scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Delrone.
Delrone fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Delrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Delrone. That did some damage!
Horrible takedown by Delrone or perhaps it was just good defense by Keane which made him look bad.
Delrone is breathing heavily.
Delrone wants to clinch up but Keane keeps it at a distance.
Delrone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Keane circles away.
Keane stuffs the takedown attempt from Delrone. Delrone gets slowly back to his feet.
Delrone gets caught flat footed, as Keane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Keane gets to his feet. Delrone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Keane has Delrone up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Delrone takes a step back to recover.
Delrone has his takedown stuffed
and Keane counters with a series of strikes. Delrone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Keane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Delrone. That did some damage!
Delrone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keane moves away.
Keane misses with the combination.
Keane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Delrone wants to clinch
and Keane counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Delrone!
Delrone is looking to improve his position but Keane isn't that keen on the idea.
Delrone is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Keane get's back to his feet.
Keane scores with a body shot.
Keane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.Delrone tries to hold on but Keane pushes him away.
Keane get's back to his feet.
Delrone tries to clinch but Keane moves away
and Keane counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Delrone misses with a takedown attempt
and Keane counters with a body kick that stops Delrone in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delrone tries to clinch
and Keane counters with a shoot takedown. Delrone fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keane is looking to stand up but Delrone won't let him.
Delrone trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Keane dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Delrone wants to clinch up but Keane keeps it at a distance.
Delrone tries to clinch but Keane moves out of range.
Delrone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anthony Delrone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delrone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Padraig Keane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Keane seems keen to control Delrone's posture.
Delrone wants to control from the top but Keane keeps moving.
Keane seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Delrone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane wriggles free and stands up.
Delrone fails with the takedown
and Keane counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anthony Delrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keane.
Delrone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Delrone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Delrone clinches up with Keane and pushes him back against the cage.
Keane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keane wants to get back to striking at distance but Delrone won't allow it.
Keane tries to break the clinch but Delrone is controlling the position.
Keane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delrone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Keane pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Delrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keane can't break the clinch.
Keane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Delrone.
Keane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delrone throws a leg kick
and Keane counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Delrone tries to roll over but Keane keeps him under control.
Delrone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Delrone tries to get to full guard but Keane has control of the leg.
Delrone won't allow Keane to pass to mount.
Delrone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Delrone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Keane is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Delrone tries for a takedown but Keane circles away easily
and Keane counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Delrone's guard now.
Delrone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Keane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Keane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Delrone controls Keane momentarily but Keane frees himself.
Delrone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Delrone looking for a guillotine here but Keane defends easily.
Keane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delrone controls Keane momentarily but Keane frees himself.
Delrone working for submissions but it's allowed Keane to get to half guard.
Keane passes the guard and advances to mount!
Delrone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Keane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Delrone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Delrone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Delrone decides to stand up, so the ref orders Keane to his feet.
Delrone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keane counters with a nice double leg into side control. Delrone won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here.
Keane advances to full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keane gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delrone throws a sloppy head kick
and Keane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keane.
Delrone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Keane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delrone has a couple of punches blocked by Keane.
Keane tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Delrone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Delrone trying to land knees to the body.
Keane gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Keane is thwarting Delrone's attempts to control the position.
Delrone regains full guard. Nicely done.
Keane wants to pass the guard but Delrone is keeping the position.
Delrone lands an upkick as Keane stands over him.
Keane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Delrone looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delrone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Keane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Keane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Delrone trying to control the position.
Keane won't allow Delrone to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Delrone wants to clinch
and Keane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Keane.
Delrone wants to hit a switch here but Keane passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Delrone there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Delrone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Delrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Delrone misses.
Delrone is looking to clinch but Keane is avoiding it.
Delrone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keane.
Keane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keane looking to stall.
Delrone has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Keane regains guard immediately.
Delrone trying to control the position from guard on top but Keane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delrone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A good leg kick by Keane.
Delrone misses with a takedown attempt
and Keane counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keane.
Keane tries to land a front kick but Delrone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Delrone tries to clinch but Keane is having none of it.
Delrone misses with a takedown
and Keane counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Delrone wants to stand and escape but Keane is having none of it.
Delrone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keane is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delrone is trying to keep Keane in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Padraig Keane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Keane!
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