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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Karter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Keenan.
Karter feints and then cracks Keenan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keenan down.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Karter misses the target.
Karter avoids the head kick by Keenan.
Keenan lands with a nice body punch.
Keenan tried to score with a low kick but Karter checks it.
Keenan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keenan 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.
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
Keenan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karter is trying to counter with his kicks.
Karter throws a shot from downtown. Keenan moves away and avoids it.
Keenan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Karter walks into a stiff left hand from Keenan.
Jab from Keenan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Karter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body
and Karter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karter throws a hook but Keenan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter tries to clinch up but Keenan circles away and keeps his distance.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
A jab lands there for Karter.
Keenan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Keenan throws a lazy uppercut
and Karter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Nice uppercut lands for Keenan. That snapped Karter's head back.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan throws a jab when Karter was well out of range.
Karter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keenan blocks a leg kick.
Keenan throws a poor cross that misses
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Karter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Keenan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Karter as he connects with a hook.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Karter.
A clash of legs there as Keenan blocks the low kick.
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Karter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Karter lands an overhand right.
Keenan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Karter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Karter.
Keenan throws a low kick, looking for Karter's leg but Karter calmly moves out of range.
Karter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Keenan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Keenan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karter is out of range and Keenan settles back down.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick and Keenan moves out of range easily.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
Karter lands a right hook to the body.
Keenan misses with a hook
and Karter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Keenan misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Keenan.
Karter jabs at Keenan's body.
Keenan slips under a jab from Karter.
Karter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Keenan misses the target.
Karter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Karter cracks the inside of Keenan's front leg.
Keenan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Karter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Karter moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan slips under a jab from Karter.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keenan.
Keenan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenan swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Karter slips the punch.
Karter flicks out a counter leg kick but Keenan steps away.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter misses with a hook.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Karter slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karter on the side of the head.
Karter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karter connects with a nice looking jab.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Karter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Keenan tries to move into range but Karter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. Karter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keenan lands with an overhand left.
Karter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Jab by Karter.
Keenan throws a body punch but Karter moves out of range.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but Karter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan throws a body punch but Karter moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Karter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter has closed the distance and engaged Keenan in a clinch.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Keenan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karter is trying to break the clinch but Keenan is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Keenan prevents a body shot from Karter.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keenan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keenan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Karter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Keenan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Chris Karter has been cut.
Karter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Karter blocks a jab.
Karter looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keenan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karter.
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Karter flicks out a counter leg kick but Keenan steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
Keenan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karter.
Karter tries to clinch but Keenan is having none of it.
Karter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Karter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
Keenan misses the jab.
Keenan checks a low kick from Karter.
Karter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keenan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karter can pounce on him.
Keenan lands a jab to the nose.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
Karter throws a chopping leg kick but Keenan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Jab by Karter.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a hook but Karter blocks it.
Karter tries a low kick but Keenan avoids it.
Keenan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karter is able to avoid easily.
Karter throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Karter does it's job there.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Karter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keenan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karter thuds a left hand into Keenan's body.
Keenan throws a push kick but Karter slaps the foot to one side.
Karter scoring well with a low kick there.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
Karter throws a push kick but Keenan slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Karter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Karter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Karter feints a counter leg kick.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Keenan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Karter misses the target.
Karter tries to work over Keenan's front leg with a kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gareth Keenan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karter throws the kick towards the body but Keenan avoids it.
Keenan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Keenan misses with a looping left.
Keenan scores with a push kick.
Keenan takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Karter misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Karter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keenan doesn't seem phased though.
Keenan blocks the body kick.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keenan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter misses with a hook.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Karter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keenan with a body shot.
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Keenan. That snapped Karter's head back.
Keenan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Karter blocks the low kick.
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karter looks to land a body kick but Keenan moved away.
Karter lands a leg kick that knocks Keenan off balance momentarily.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Karter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Karter misses the jab.
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but Karter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Karter lands a jab to Keenan's midsection.
Karter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Keenan as he avoids it easily.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keenan.
Karter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keenan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karter.
Keenan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan has had enough of the clinch but Karter keeps him there for the moment.
Karter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan manages to break the clinch.
Keenan tests Karter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan throws out a leg kick but Karter moves out of range and Keenan only half commits.
Keenan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karter is out of range and Keenan settles back down.
Karter throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan throws a sloppy body shot
and Karter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karter. Keenan shrugs it off though.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Karter throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keenan at a distance.
Karter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keenan's head backwards.
Keenan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karter can pounce on him.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Keenan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That kick from Keenan tenderised Karter's leg. Karter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Chris Karter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keenan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karter takes one on the button.
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
Karter slips a straight right by Keenan.
Karter thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Keenan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Karter.
Karter moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenan misses the jab.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan walks into a jab.
Karter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keenan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Karter. That snapped Keenan's head back.
Karter moves forwards but Keenan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Karter slips a jab from Keenan.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Karter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karter throws a leg kick that misses.
Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gareth Keenan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
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.
Karter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keenan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karter throws a leg kick but Keenan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karter throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keenan 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.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Karter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karter tries to move into range but Keenan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karter is looking to slow Keenan down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter with the counter takedown but Keenan avoids it easily.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Keenan.
Keenan blocks the body kick.
Karter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Keenan swats away the attempt to clinch by Karter.
Karter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karter connects with a nice looking jab.
Keenan ducks right into an uppercut from Karter.
Karter misses with an uppercut
and Keenan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Karter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Keenan jabs Karter right on the nose. Karter blinks but takes it well.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
Karter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keenan.
Karter throws out a leg kick but Keenan moves out of range and Karter only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Karter misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Keenan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keenan slips a straight right by Karter.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Karter moved out of range nicely.
Karter moves out of range as Keenan throws a body kick.
Karter tries a quick counter leg kick but Keenan is wise to it.
Karter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
Keenan thows a leg kick but Karter checks it
and Karter counters with a nice leg kick.
Karter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Keenan counters with a good low kick that Karter was not able to check.
Keenan checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karter.
Keenan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Keenan cracks Karter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Keenan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Keenan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keenan.
Karter missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karter doesn't manage to clinch there - Keenan circles away.
A swing and a miss from Keenan.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keenan is out of range and Karter settles back down.
Keenan throws a leg kick
and Karter counters with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Keenan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan scores with a sloppy right hand. Karter should have avoided that one.
Keenan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Keenan lands.
Keenan slips under a jab.
Keenan scores with a jab. Karter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karter scores with a sloppy right hand. Keenan should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Keenan.
Karter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Keenan throws a lazy uppercut
and Karter counters with a series of strikes. Keenan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karter misses with a leg kick
and Keenan counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gareth Keenan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Keenan scores with a punch to the head.
Karter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keenan lunges at Karter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karter's hand.
Keenan misses with a jab to the body
and Karter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Keenan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keenan.
Keenan defending well as Karter loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Karter moved away.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but Karter avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan tried to score with a low kick but Karter checks it.
Karter throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
Karter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Keenan throws a right hand that misses
and Karter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karter!
Keenan misses with a looping right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karter swings wildly with an uppercut but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karter lands a jab to the head.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
Karter moves out of range as Keenan strikes.
Karter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keenan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter misses with an uppercut. Keenan saw that one coming.
Karter slips under a jab from Keenan.
Chris Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan connects with a right hand. Karter shakes it off.
Karter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan blocks a low kick nicely.
Keenan throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
Karter throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Keenan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Keenan misses its intended target.
Karter cracks the inside of Keenan's front leg.
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Karter lands with a straight right. Keenan didn't see that one coming.
Karter misses with a looping right.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keenan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Karter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan.
Keenan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karter feints and then cracks Keenan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keenan down.
Keenan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Karter.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
A cross from Keenan lands.
Good work by Karter as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Keenan does it's job there.
Keenan feints and then cracks Karter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karter down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a push kick but Karter slaps the foot to one side.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keenan moves out of range as Karter strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karter, right into the meat.
Keenan lands a slapping body shot.
Keenan looks to land a body kick but Karter moved away.
Karter avoids a kick to the body.
Karter cracks the inside of Keenan's front leg.
Karter throws out a powerful jab.
Good work by Karter as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Karter misses.
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 Gareth Keenan.
I think Keenan 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:49
The fight is ruled a draw!
Gareth Keenan retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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