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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Selfie Lord (ranked 9 p4p, 2 weight class) and Gareth Keenan (ranked 26 p4p, 6 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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147 lbs
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150 lbs
26 - 5 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Lord drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keenan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Lord was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keenan lands a jab to Lord's midsection.
Keenan delivers a nice body kick.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lord.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lord 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 Keenan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keenan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lord throws a head kick that misses.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lord.
Keenan connects with a leg kick. Lord looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lord takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keenan misses with a few strikes there.
Lord thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Keenan connects with an inside leg kick.
Keenan throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lord misses the target.
Keenan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keenan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lord's hands.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Lord's head coaches at Jed's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
Keenan lands with a shot to the body.
Lord misses with a double jab.
Lord misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lord avoids the head kick by Keenan.
Lord moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keenan.
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lord waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan.
Keenan swings widly with a right hand
and Lord counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keenan lands a head shot.
A good leg kick by Lord.
Lord takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
Keenan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keenan throws a hook but Lord blocks it.
An inside leg kick from Lord misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan walks into a stiff left hand from Lord.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord throws a quick counter kick to the body but Keenan avoids it.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord.
Keenan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lord is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Keenan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lord has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keenan finds it's way round the side to connect with Lord's head.
Lord throws a good cross that connects.
Keenan walks into a straight right hand from Lord.
Keenan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keenan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Keenan's corner calls for a 1-2. Keenan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lord misses with an uppercut.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Lord.
Keenan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Keenan lands a high kick!
Lord avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Keenan throws a lazy head kick
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan slips a straight right by Lord.
Keenan throws a right hand that misses
and Lord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keenan works Lord's body with a nice hook.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Keenan slips the punch.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan catches Lord with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord throws a series of punches but Keenan avoids them all with ease.
Keenan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Keenan dips to his left and cracks Lord with an uppercut!
Lord on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lord takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lord moves into range and clinches up with Keenan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Lord - that landed with a thud.
Keenan scores with a shot to the side of Lord's head.
Lord misses with some punches.
Lord tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lord presses Keenan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keenan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lord swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keenan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keenan thuds a left hand into Lord's body.
Lord slips under a jab.
Lord has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Keenan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keenan.
Lord takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keenan feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Keenan throws out a powerful jab.
Lord connects with a solid leg kick.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Gareth Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keenan.
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but Lord takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.
Keenan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gareth Keenan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lord with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lord tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Lord avoids a kick to the body.
Lord misses with a straight left.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keenan. That's going to slow Lord down.
Lord looks to land a right hand but Keenan moved out of range.
Keenan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lord has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keenan.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Keenan finds it's target.
Lord motions for Keenan to come forward. Lord throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lord stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keenan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lord's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord tries to land a front kick but Keenan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lord 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.
A big right from Lord misses.
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Keenan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lord lands a nice shot that snaps Keenan's head back.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lord. Those never looked like landing.
Keenan throws a body kick that misses.
Keenan connects with a body shot.
Lord throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Keenan misses with a wild combination.
Keenan tries to work over Lord's front leg with a kick but Lord checks it.
Keenan scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lord avoids a kick to the body.
Keenan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lord.
Lord swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keenan throws a push kick but Lord slaps the foot to one side.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Keenan throws out a counter right but Lord avoids it with no problem.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Keenan throws a jab when Lord was well out of range.
Keenan connects with a nice looking jab.
Keenan misses with a low kick as Lord jumps back.
Keenan misses with a leg kick.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but Lord steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lord scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keenan in his tracks.
Keenan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keenan, right into the meat.
Lord is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lord chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lord counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lord on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Keenan with a hook.
Keenan blocks a leg kick.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Lord lands a right hook to the body.
Keenan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keenan tries to work over Lord's front leg with a kick but Lord checks it.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and moves out of range.
Keenan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Lord tries to move into range but Keenan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keenan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lord misses with a body shot.
And Keenan responds with a good body kick, but Lord manages to step out the way in time.
Lord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord misses with a leg kick
and Keenan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lord.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a hook.
Lord throws a leg kick that misses.
Lord tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lord walks forward, straight into a front kick from Keenan.
Lord misses with an uppercut.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lord back to the cage. Keenan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lord misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Keenan is predictable there
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keenan.
Lord throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keenan connects with a crisp jab.
Lord throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord slips a straight right by Keenan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Keenan - that will leave a mark!
Lord throws a hook but Keenan avoids it easily.
Keenan misses with an uppercut
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Lord misses.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but Lord steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Keenan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lord lands with a good body shot.
Lord avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lord to counter with a crisp jab.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan misses with a right hand
and Lord counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keenan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but Lord takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.
Keenan lands the left hand.
Lord chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Keenan takes one to the chin there.
Lord throws a right hand that Keenan ducks under and follows up with a left that Keenan also avoids with ease.
Keenan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Keenan throws a low kick, looking for Lord's leg but Lord calmly moves out of range.
Lord lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Keenan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lord on the side of the head.
Keenan tried to score with a low kick but Lord checks it.
Lord is looking to counter punch.
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 Lord has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lord and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donk. Keenan catches Lord right on the button with a cross.
Lord fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keenan, pushing him back against the cage.
Lord will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lord as the two fighters clinch.
Keenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lord.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan working aggressively here.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Keenan is controlling him.
Lord can't find room to land a body shot as Keenan controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord breaks the clinch.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan slips a straight right by Lord.
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Lord moved out of range nicely.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keenan throws a head kick but Lord moves out of range.
Keenan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keenan.
A low kick from Keenan misses
enabling Lord to counter with a crisp jab.
Lord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Keenan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan throws a hook but Lord blocks it.
Keenan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lord under the eye.
Keenan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord sizes up Keenan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keenan lands a nice shot to the body.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keenan throws a head kick but Lord moves out of range.
Keenan throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Keenan is predictable there
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keenan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keenan throws a big shot that misses.
Lord goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keenan counters with a body kick.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan misses with a low kick as Lord jumps back.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Keenan keeps the fight on the outside.
Lord walks into a jab.
Keenan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lord misses the target.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body.
Lord throws a leg kick but Keenan moved away.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but Lord moved out of range.
Lord went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Lord.
Keenan with a jab.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keenan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lord's head.
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch but Keenan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keenan misses with a jab to the body
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keenan blocks a head kick by Lord.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gareth Keenan just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Keenan tries to land a leg kick but Lord saw it coming and moves away.
Lord tries to work over Keenan's front leg with a kick but Keenan checks it.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lord has Keenan up against the cage in a clinch.
Lord tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan lands a nice elbow.
Lord working aggressively here.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lord.
Lord looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lord escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan jabs Lord to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Keenan connects with a looping right hand.
Lord pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan misses with an uppercut
and Lord counters with a stiff right hand.
Lord staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Lord misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord throws a leg kick but Keenan moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan throws a low kick but Lord moves out of range easily.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lord lands a leg kick that knocks Keenan off balance momentarily.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Keenan saw that one coming.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan throws a body kick that misses.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan misses with a hook.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Keenan looks to throw the jab but Lord is out of range.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keenan takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
Keenan is looking to slow Lord down with leg kicks.
Lord misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Keenan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body.
Lord connects with a nice looking jab.
Keenan throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Lord was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Keenan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Keenan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Keenan cracks the inside of Lord's front leg.
Lord throws a low kick but Keenan moves out of range easily.
Lord tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Lord throws a head kick but Keenan moves out of range.
Lord shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut lands for Keenan. That snapped Lord's head back.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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.
Lord throws a hook but Keenan avoids it easily.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Lord takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keenan throws a jab when Lord was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord slips a straight right by Keenan.
Keenan throws a leg kick
and Lord makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Lord scores with a shot to the body.
Lord misses with a low kick as Keenan jumps back.
Keenan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Keenan cracks Lord with a good jab.
Lord throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Keenan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lord moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Lord moved out of range nicely.
Keenan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keenan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keenan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keenan misses with a hook.
Nice body kick from Keenan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Keenan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Lord as he connects with a hook.
Keenan throws a low kick but Lord avoids it.
Lord slips a jab from Keenan.
Lord is looking to counter punch.
Lord misses the jab.
Keenan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lord gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keenan.
Keenan throws a chopping leg kick but Lord manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crunch! Keenan slams his shin into Lord's torso.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan wants to slow Lord down by chopping away at his legs.
Keenan is looking to chop away at Lord's legs.
Crunch! Keenan slams his shin into Lord's torso.
Lord throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan throws the left hand but Lord avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Keenan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Keenan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lord is out of range and Keenan settles back down.
Lord defending well as Keenan loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Keenan misses.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keenan lands a head kick. Lord smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Keenan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan connects with a high kick.
Lord works the jab nicely.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Lord.
Keenan throws a chopping leg kick but Lord manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lord feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lord tries a low kick but Keenan avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lord misses with an uppercut.
Lord throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Keenan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan clobbers Lord with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Keenan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lord is able to avoid easily.
Keenan misses with an uppercut
and Lord counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Lord finds it's target.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keenan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lord appears to be looking for a big counter.
Keenan throws a jab when Lord was well out of range.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Lord throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Lord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan tries a low kick but Lord avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Lord.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan looks for the body kick but Lord saw that one coming.
Lord fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Keenan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keenan.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Keenan misses with a hook. Lord ducked under it nicely.
Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Keenan.
Lord lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Keenan works Lord's body with a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Keenan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keenan tries to work over Lord's front leg with a kick but Lord checks it.
Lord swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Keenan misses.
Lord throwing a counter right hand but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Keenan connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a leg kick which misses Lord's front leg but catches the back leg as Lord tries to avoid it.
Lord misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keenan feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Keenan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lord at a distance.
Lord cracks Keenan with an open hand slap.
Keenan misses with a hook. Lord ducked under it nicely.
Keenan scores with a jab. Lord acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lord moves forwards but Keenan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lord closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lord.
Keenan lands a hook that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Keenan takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keenan.
Keenan lands with a short shot to the head.
Keenan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Keenan is trying to break the clinch but Lord has him pressed against the cage.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Selfie Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keenan.
Keenan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keenan is trying to break the clinch but Lord has him pressed against the cage.
Lord manages to break the clinch.
Keenan misses with a low kick as Lord jumps back.
Keenan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good work by Lord as he checks the leg kick.
Lord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keenan.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lord was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lord throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan scores with a leg kick.
Keenan thuds his right hand into Lord's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keenan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lord is out of range.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Lord walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth Keenan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Keenan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth Keenan!
Gareth Keenan is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, Gareth Keenan took to the microphone: 'Can this be over now?'.
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