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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Duff (ranked 3961 p4p, 408 weight class) and Veikko Keskinen (ranked 3114 p4p, 341 weight class). Duff comes to the cage accompanied by Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe. Danny Duff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 cm
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156 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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168 cm
20
163 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Duff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Keskinen! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Duff connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Keskinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Keskinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Duff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Keskinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duff throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Keskinen lands a jab. The fight moves into the clinch position. Duff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Duff misses with some punches.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Duff blocks it.
Duff managing to block the knees to the body from Keskinen.
Duff wants to break free but Keskinen has control.
Duff pushes Keskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Duff breaks from the clinch.
Duff throws out a loose jab but Keskinen uses good head movement to avoid it. Danny Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Duff thows a left - swing and a miss! Keskinen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. The fighters circle momentarily. Keskinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Duff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Duff loads up on a big right hand but Keskinen slips the punch. Duff misses with a hook
and Keskinen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keskinen. Keskinen lands with a short head shot on the inside. Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Keskinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duff can't break the clinch.
Duff scores with an uppercut up the middle. Keskinen scores with an uppercut up the middle. Keskinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Keskinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Danny Duff has been cut. Duff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duff throws a jab when Keskinen was well out of range. Keskinen wants to counter with a clinch but Duff pushes him away. A swing and a miss from Duff. Keskinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Keskinen slips a jab from Duff. A telegraphed right hand from Duff misses the target. Keskinen closes the distance and clinches. Keskinen lands on the inside with an uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Keskinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duff working aggressively here.
Keskinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Keskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Keskinen presses Duff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Duff is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Keskinen misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Keskinen obliges. Still in the clinch, Keskinen scores with a nice short uppercut. Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but Duff blocks with his arms.
Duff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Duff throws a punch but it's blocked by Keskinen. Keskinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keskinen prevents Duff from breaking the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Keskinen. Keskinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Duff backwards. Still in the clinch, Keskinen scores with a nice short uppercut. Keskinen keeps control of Duff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Duff tries to break free but Keskinen pushes him back against the cage. Duff misses with some punches.
Keskinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duff's face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keskinen. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Keskinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Keskinen.
Duff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keskinen stalling in the clinch.
Keskinen stalling in the clinch.
Keskinen receives a warning from the referee for stalling. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Keskinen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Danny Duff'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.
Keskinen slips a straight right by Duff. Duff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keskinen. Duff slips under a jab from Keskinen. Keskinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Duff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Duff throws a hook but Keskinen avoids it easily. Duff throws a jab but it's blocked by Keskinen. Duff throws a looping overhand right but Keskinen ducks down to avoid it. Keskinen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Duff. Duff misses with an uppercut. Keskinen saw that one coming. Duff lands a glancing blow to the side of Keskinen's head. Keskinen moves into range and clinches up with Duff. Keskinen scores with a hook to the body. Keskinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duffs head. Duff misses with a punch on the inside.
Keskinen cracks Duff with a nice body shot. Keskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Keskinen tries to throw a body punch but Duff avoids it by throwing Keskinen back against the cage. Keskinen lands an uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Keskinen. Keskinen lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Keskinen lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keskinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Duff blocks it.
Duff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Duff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keskinen digs a good hook to Duff's body.
Duff throws a looping overhand right but Keskinen ducks down to avoid it. Keskinen scores with a punch to the head. Duff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keskinen. Duff misses with a straight right. Keskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duff. Duff pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Duff misses with a looping left. Keskinen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Keskinen instigates a clinch. Keskinen pushes Duff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Keskinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Keskinen working some nice short punches in the clinch. 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! Duff working aggressively here.
Keskinen misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Veikko Keskinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Keskinen - that landed with a thud.
Keskinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Duff misses with a short punch on the inside. Keskinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Keskinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knees to the body from Keskinen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keskinen. Keskinen lands a nice uppercut. Keskinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Keskinen lands with a short head shot on the inside. Keskinen pressing his opponent against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Duff throws a punch but it's blocked by Keskinen. Keskinen landing knees to the head.
Duff misses with a hook from the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Keskinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Danny Duff's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Keskinen connects with a body shot. Keskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duff looks to land a right hand but Keskinen moved out of range. Duff throws a shot from downtown. Keskinen moves away and avoids it. A big right from Duff misses. Keskinen lands a lovely overhand right. Keskinen scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Duff misses its intended target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Keskinen wants to clinch up but Duff keeps it at a distance. Duff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keskinen. Keskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duff throws out the jab. Duff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Duff looks to land a right hand but Keskinen moved out of range. Good exchange - Keskinen coming out on top. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Keskinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Duff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Keskinen. Duff does a little dance to reset his feet. Keskinen slips under a jab. Duff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keskinen. Keskinen staying out of range there. Keskinen has Duff up against the cage in a clinch.
Duff misses with a short punch on the inside. Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keskinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Duff blocks it.
Keskinen digs a right hand underneath Duff's ribcage. Duff let out a lung full of air as it connected. Keskinen with a knee to the head.
Duff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Keskinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Duff throws a punch but it's blocked by Keskinen. Keskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keskinen working some nice short punches in the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Duff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Keskinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Duff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Keskinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Keskinen landing knees to the body.
Veikko Keskinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. A short uppercut from Keskinen. Keskinen landing knees to the body.
Keskinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duff backwards. Keskinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keskinen landing knees to the body.
Keskinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Keskinen obliges. Keskinen connects with a knee to the head.
Duff is rocked! Keskinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oh Duff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Keskinen working the clinch nicely. Duff is working for position but Keskinen cracks him with a big knee to the head! Duff crumples up against the cage and Keskinen lands two more shots before the ref can save Duff! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Veikko Keskinen!
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energy
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