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Event:
Bad Boys at the Beach
Date: Jun 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Keates.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keates throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Steele tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keates slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Keates has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Steele is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Keates gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Keates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Roger Steele has been cut.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keates throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
Keates throws a big shot that misses.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keates misses with a double jab.
Connah Keates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keates looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Steele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keates wants to clinch but Steele slips to the side
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Keates is just out of range.
Keates tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Keates misses with a hook.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keates throws a nice looking combination but Steele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steele takes a swing at Keates's ribcage but misses. #T2#
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keates looks to land a combination but Steele avoids it well.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keates moves away.
Steele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keates throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Keates missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Steele misses its target.
Keates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele stuns Keates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steele walks into a straight right hand from Keates.#T3#
Keates throws a body shot but no joy.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Keates manages to avoid it.
Steele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keates tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Keates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keates. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keates digs a good hook to Steele's body.
Keates scores with a nice strike.
Keates doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
#CL2#
Keates moves into the clinch.
Keates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keates has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Nice body punch from Steele - that landed with a thud.
#T4#
Keates working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Steele breaks from the clinch.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keates looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
As Steele backs off Keates throws a huge counter combo but Steele manages to avoid it all.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Keates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele takes one on the button.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keates.
Keates digs a good body shot into Steele's ribs.
Keates connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connah Keates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Steele's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##KD2#
Keates lands a left and a right that send Steele crashing to the mat, dazed. Keates thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Steele is rocked!
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keates was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keates slips under a jab from Steele.
Steele seems to have got his legs back now.
Good exchange - Keates coming out on top.
Keates throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Keates misses with a two punch combination.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keates.
Steele lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keates scores with a punch to the head.
Keates moves to clinch but Steele breaks away
and Steele counters with a left and a right that stings Keates. #T1#
A shot to the body from Keates misses
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Keates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Keates moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Steele throws an overhand right that lands on Keates's shoulder, as Keates tries to avoid the shot.
Keates misses with a few strikes there.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Keates.
Keates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Keates has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Steele breaks the clinch.
Keates lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Steele goes down and covers up as Keates starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connah Keates!
Connah Keates decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Bulldogs at the Beach
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Rasputin misses the shot to the body.
Rasputin takes one on the button.
Rasputin dodges the punch combination from Keates.
Rasputin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasputin. Keates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keates takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rasputin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT#
It looks like Connah Keates has been cut.
Keates has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rasputin finds it's way round the side to connect with Keates's head. #KD#
Rasputin cracks Keates with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Keates looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rasputin finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Rasputin pushes Keates up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keates.
Keates blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike.
Keates tries to circle away but Rasputin has him pinned against the cage.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Keates blocks it.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Keates fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Keates's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T1#
Rasputin works on Keates's body with a couple of short punches.
Keates can't break the clinch.
Keates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Rasputin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keates looks winded!
Rasputin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Rasputin.
Nice body punch from Rasputin - that landed with a thud.
Rasputin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rasputin lands with a short shot to the head.
Keates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keates backwards.
Rasputin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keates backwards.
A right hand to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin pushes Keates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.
Rasputin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keatess head.
Rasputin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Rasputin.
#T2#
Rasputin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rasputin lands with a short shot to the head.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Keates's head. #KD#
Rasputin drops Keates onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Keates is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Keates is rocked!
Rasputin lands an uppercut.
Keates is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Rasputin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin gets through Keates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasputin pushes Keates against the cage. Rasputin is working some dirty boxing. Rasputin pushes off with a quick right hook! Keates goes down! Keates tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rasputin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timofei Rasputin!
Timofei Rasputin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Connah Keates had this to say: 'great fight to the victor i just didnt come prepared today .. ill be back ... would like to tahnk the boyz at beach also for the oppertunity'.
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Event:
Bludgers by the Beach
Date: May 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Keates throws a series of punches but Beaudry moves out of range.
Beaudry with the counter takedown but Keates avoids it easily.
Keates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keates misses with a wild body shot.
Beaudry feints the counter takedown.
A combination from Keates does no damage.
Keates fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot by Keates.#CUT#
It looks like Patrice Beaudry has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keates fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keates throws a looping overhand right but Beaudry ducks down to avoid it.
Beaudry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Keates defends it well.#TD2#
Beaudry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#T1#
Beaudry is looking to take a break and control but Keates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keates wants to control but Beaudry postures up.
Beaudry works to advance to full mount. Keates defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Beaudry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Keates knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beaudry on the ground.
Keates is controlling an arm, preventing Beaudry from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Beaudry trying to control but Keates is having none of it. #T2#
Keates tries to lock up and control but Beaudry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Keates has given up his back. Will we see Beaudry going for some submissions?
#SUB2#
Beaudry working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Keates is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Beaudry has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Keates taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Patrice Beaudry!
A pretty intense looking Patrice Beaudry took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Connah Keates stepped up to the mic, saying 'great fight to the victor i just didnt come prepared today .. ill be back ... would like to tahnk the boyz at beach also for the oppertunity'.
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Event:
Bodies on the Beach
Date: Apr 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Hagen tries to clinch there but Keates circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keates! But no joy.
Keates ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keates scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hagen in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keates.
Keates throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Hagen crashing down! Hagen tries to stagger back to his feet but Keates just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Hagen asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connah Keates!
After the fight, Connah Keates was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Brawling by the Beach
Date: Apr 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Keates throws a combination that misses
and Deadly counters with a nice uppercut.
Keates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deadly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keates manages to avoid it.
Keates throws a big counter combination but Deadly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Keates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keates displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT#
It looks like Ron Deadly has been cut.
Keates checks the leg kick.
Deadly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Keates looks to land a combination but Deadly avoids it well.
Keates just misses with a punch to the body.
Deadly missing with a left hand there. Keates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keates lands a right hook to the body.
Keates fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T1#
Deadly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keates.
Deadly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keates definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Deadly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keates falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Deadly counters by clinching up.
Deadly throws a punch but it's blocked by Keates.
Deadly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Keates breaks the clinch.
Keates misses with a body shot
and Deadly counters with a stiff right hand.
Keates throws an overhand right that lands on Deadly's shoulder, as Deadly tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Deadly! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Keates.
Keates falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Deadly moves into the clinch.#T2#
Keates looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deadly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keates's efforts to push away.
Deadly lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deadly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Deadly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deadly connects with a body shot that sends Keates's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Keates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deadly stuns Keates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Keates is breathing heavily.
Deadly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keates was well out of range. Poor timing from Deadly.
An attempted straight right counter from Keates misses the target.
Deadly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Deadly clobbers Keates with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keates misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Deadly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Deadly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T3#
Deadly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keates throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Deadly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Deadly lands a nice hook to Keates's body. Keates takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #KD2#
Deadly lands a big right hand that sends Keates crashing to the mat! Deadly stays standing though and waves Keates back to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Connah Keates has been cut.
Deadly finds Keates's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Keates flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Deadly lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Keates will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Deadly!
After the fight, Ron Deadly was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Connah Keates stepped up to the mic, saying 'great fight to the victor i just didnt come prepared today .. ill be back ... would like to tahnk the boyz at beach also for the oppertunity'.
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Event:
Big Bash at the Beach
Date: Mar 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Harmbee misses with a wild body shot.
Keates scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#
It looks like Harold Harmbee has been cut.
Keates seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A low kick from Harmbee is predictable there
and Keates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keates with a jab.
Keates takes a swing at Harmbee's ribcage but misses.
Harmbee connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Harmbee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harmbee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harmbee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harmbee throws a leg kick but Keates sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harmbee tests Keates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Harmbee misses.
Keates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harmbee.
Harmbee misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harmbee. Keates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keates scores with the left hand. Harmbee knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT#
That has opened up Harold Harmbee's cut even more.
Harmbee lands a two punch combo.
Harmbee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keates.
Harmbee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
A punch combination from Keates misses.
Keates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harmbee.
Keates scores with a sloppy right hand. Harmbee should have avoided that one.
Harmbee misses with a two punch combination.
Keates on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keates misses with a wild body shot.
Harmbee cracks Keates with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harmbee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Harmbee.
Harmbee tries to clinch up but Keates circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harmbee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keates counters with a nice uppercut.
Harmbee throws a right hand that misses
#KD#
and Keates counters with a nice right hand that sends Harmbee toppling to the canvas! Harmbee scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Keates finish him?!#ROC#
Harmbee is rocked!
Keates is stalking Harmbee. Harmbee circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Keates, and it's lights out! Harmbee really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connah Keates!
In his post fight interview, Connah Keates gave a big smile as he said 'And the boyz here at Beach for the oppertunity to rise the ranks and to pay my bills'.
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Event:
Be humble ya Beach
Date: Mar 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Caugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Keates circles away.
Caugh tries to clinch
and Keates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Keates misses.
Donk. Keates catches Caugh right on the button with a cross.
Caugh misses with a double jab.
Keates misses the shot to the body.
Keates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caugh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caugh fails to land with a series of punches.
Keates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caugh delivers a nice body kick.
Keates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Caugh.
Caugh tries to clinch up but Keates circles away and keeps his distance.
Keates stalks Caugh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Caugh's face. Caugh staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caugh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keates.
Caugh throws out a loose jab but Keates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keates misses the shot to the body.
Keates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Keates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keates lands with a cross. #T1#
Some wild striking there from Caugh.
Caugh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Keates pushes him off.
Keates wants to counter with a clinch but Caugh pushes him away.
Keates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caugh misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Keates.
Caugh is looking to clinch.
Caugh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keates lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caugh wants to clinch.
Keates wants to counter the offense by Caugh and move into the clinch position.
Keates works the jab nicely.
Caugh is looking to clinch.
Caugh tries a head kick but it misses.
#T2#
Caugh tries to clinch up.
Caugh wants to clinch up but Keates keeps it at a distance.
Caugh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keates.
Caugh tries to clinch but Keates is having none of it.
Keates has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Caugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keates 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keates circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keates. Caugh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caugh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Keates is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Caugh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Keates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keates dips to his left and cracks Caugh with an uppercut!
Keates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caugh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Keates.
Caugh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caugh needs to keep his hands up - Keates had a free shot at his head there.
Keates jabs Caugh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Keates lands a jab to the head.
Keates throws a series of punches but Caugh moves out of range.
Keates throws a series of punches but Caugh avoids them all with ease.
Keates misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL#
Caugh has Keates up against the cage in a clinch.
Caugh tries to throw a body punch but Keates avoids it by throwing Caugh back against the cage.
Keates working hard to break the clinch.
Keates is looking to break free of the clinch but Caugh has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Keates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
I was talking to Caugh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Keates blocking some punches.
Keates looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4##BC#
Caugh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keates shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caugh tries to clinch up but Keates circles away and keeps his distance.
Caugh is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Keates.
Caugh tries to clinch but Keates moves out of range.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caugh is looking to clinch.
Keates misses with a few strikes there.
Caugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caugh loads up on a big right hand but Keates slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caugh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keates paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Keates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caugh manages to avoid it.
Keates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caugh can pounce on him.
Keates keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connah Keates dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Keates lands a jab to the nose.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Keates pushes him off.
Keates is looking for the big counter here.
Keates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Keates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Keates in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Caugh wants to clinch up but Keates keeps it at a distance.
Keates wants to counter with a clinch but Caugh pushes him away.
Caugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Keates circles away.
Caugh tries to clinch but Keates moves out of range.
Caugh wants to clinch up but Keates keeps it at a distance.
Keates thuds his right hand into Caugh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keates keeps the fight on the outside.
Caugh tries to clinch but Keates is having none of it.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Keates pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caugh is looking to clinch.
Keates moves out of range as Caugh strikes.
Caugh connects with the punch.
Keates takes one to the side of the head.
Keates misses with an uppercut.
Caugh misses with a straight right. #T1#
Caugh tries to clinch but Keates is having none of it.
Keates steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caugh.
Keates swats away the attempt to clinch by Caugh.
Keates is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Caugh looks to clinch
and Keates counters with a stiff right hand.
Connah Keates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caugh tries to clinch up but Keates circles away and keeps his distance.
Caugh tries to clinch but Keates moves out of range.
Keates wants to counter with a clinch but Caugh pushes him away.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Keates pushes him off.
Keates swats away the attempt to clinch by Caugh.
Caugh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minor Caugh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Keates circles away.
Keates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caugh wants to clinch but Keates slips to the side
enabling Keates to counter with a crisp jab.
Keates sizes up Caugh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T2#
Caugh tries to clinch up but Keates circles away and keeps his distance.
Keates lands a head shot.
Keates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keates defending well as Caugh loads up on a big left hand.
Keates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Caugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keates ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caugh is looking to clinch but Keates is avoiding it.
Keates works the jab nicely.
Keates lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keates stuns Caugh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keates with a jab.
Keates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Keates.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Keates pushes him off.
Keates keeps the fight on the outside.
Caugh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T3#
A jab from Keates misses.
Keates lands a jab to Caugh's midsection.
Caugh misses with a head kick.
Keates scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Keates scores with a hook.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Keates. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Caugh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keates avoids the head kick by Caugh.
Caugh doesn't manage to clinch there - Keates circles away.
Keates connects with a body shot.
Caugh fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keates! But no joy.
Keates tries to bum rush Caugh with a series of wild strikes but Caugh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caugh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Keates tries to counter it with a takedown but Caugh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Keates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keates appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Caugh wants to clinch
enabling Keates to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caugh doesn't seem bothered though.
Caugh wants to clinch.
Caugh tries to clinch there but Keates circles away.
Caugh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caugh moves to clinch but Keates breaks away
letting Keates counter with a right hand.
Caugh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Caugh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keates.#ROC2#
Caugh is rocked!
Caugh misses with a left hand
and Keates scores with a counter punch that sends Caugh to the canvas! Keates smells blood - he's punishing Caugh with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Caugh has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connah Keates!
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Event:
Brawl on the Beach
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Keates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Golov.
Keates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Golov is looking to counter punch.
Keates looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Golov tries to clinch there but Keates circles away.
Keates looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Golov.
Golov scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Golov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keates. Golov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Keates throws a lazy uppercut
and Golov counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Keates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keates takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Golov throws a big shot that misses.
Golov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Keates under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Keates swings for the body but Golov moves out of range.
Keates misses with a body shot
and Golov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keates moves out of range as Golov throws a body kick.
Keates on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keates swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Golov counter with a right hand. #T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Golov. That snapped Keates's head back.
Golov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Keates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Golov moves out of range of the strikes.
Keates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Golov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Keates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Golov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Golov connects with a right hand. Keates shakes it off.
Golov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keates takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keates takes a swing at Golov's ribcage but misses.
Golov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Keates fails to land with a series of punches.
Keates lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Gendry Golov has been cut.
Golov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keatess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Golov walks into a straight right hand from Keates.
A punch combination from Keates misses.
Keates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keates takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#KD2#
Keates drops Golov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Golov looks back up at him and smiles so Keates waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Golov is rocked!
Golov blocks a jab.
Golov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Golov misses with a wild combination.
Keates walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Keates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keates moves out of range as Golov strikes.
Golov slips a jab and a cross from Keates.
Golov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
Keates ducks under a wild hook from Golov.
Keates slips a straight right by Golov.
Keates takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keates misses with a straight right.
Golov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keates misses the body punch
and Golov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Golov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keates.
Keates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Golov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keates swings for the body but Golov moves out of range.
Keates on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Keates misses.
Golov is looking to counter the offense by Keates and move into the clinch.
Golov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keates looks to score with a jab to the body but Golov is just out of range.
Keates is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Golov rather than just go for the knockout.#T4#
Golov scores with a hook to the body. Keates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Keates takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keates misses with a wild combination.
Keates throws a body shot but no joy.
Golov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Keates. Those never looked like landing.
Golov catches Keates with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Golov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keates with the counter takedown but Golov avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Golov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keates doesn't seem phased though.
Golov slips a jab and a cross from Keates.
Keates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golov.
Golov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Keates manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golov cracks Keates with a good jab.
Golov with a hook.
Golov moves out of range as Keates strikes.
Keates swings for the body but Golov moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gendry Golov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gendry Golov'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.
#R2#
Golov lands the left hand.
Golov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keates.
Keates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golov lands a jab.
Keates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keates's head.
Keates throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Golov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keates connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Golov tumbling to the canvas! Keates pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Golov was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Connah Keates!
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Event:
Beers at the Beach
Date: Feb 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Beaudry moves away from the strike by Keates.
Connah Keates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beaudry moves away.
Some wild striking there from Keates.
And Beaudry tries to counter it with a takedown but Keates pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Keates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Beaudry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beaudry tries to free his leg and advance position but Keates is retaining full guard.
Beaudry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Keates's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beaudry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Keates! #SUB2#
Keates is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Beaudry locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Keates is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrice Beaudry!
In defeat, Connah Keates stepped up to the mic, saying 'great fight to the victor i just didnt come prepared today .. ill be back ... would like to tahnk the boyz at beach also for the oppertunity'.
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