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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maynard Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maynard Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Croix!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croix swinging wildly here.
Keenan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Croix.
Keenan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Keenan doesn't manage to clinch there - Croix circles away.
Croix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Croix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Croix.
Croix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Croix lands with a nice body punch.
Croix swinging wildly here.
Croix keeps the fight on the outside.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Croix.
Croix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keenan.
Good standup being displayed there by Keenan as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keenan doesn't manage to clinch there - Croix circles away.
Keenan slips a jab from Croix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Croix misses.
A slow jab from Keenan misses its intended target.
Croix scores with a jab. Keenan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Croix misses with a few strikes there.
Croix walks into a stiff left hand from Keenan.
Keenan wants to clinch.
Keenan misses with a body shot.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Croix is just out of range.
Keenan lands a nice shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Keenan has knocked Croix down with a huge combo! Keenan steps away and waves a wobbly Croix back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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 fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Keenan misses.
Croix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croix defending well as Keenan loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan pushes Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
Keenan stalling in the clinch.
Croix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keenan lands a left hand.
Keenan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Croix's elbow.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keenan swings for the body but Croix moves out of range.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but Croix moved out of range.
Keenan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Keenan.
Croix dodges the punch combination from Keenan.
Keenan fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. Croix does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan scores with a punch to the head.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Croix is just out of range.
Keenan misses with a body shot.
Croix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slow jab from Croix misses its intended target.
Croix throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Croix momentarily.
Croix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keenan.
Keenan wants to clinch up but Croix keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Croix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keenan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Croix jabs Keenan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Keenan swinging wildly here.
Croix lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Keenan backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan scores with the left hand. Croix knows he should have avoided that one.
Keenan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Keenan duly obliges.
Croix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keenan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keenan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Croix on the side of the head.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Croix is just out of range.
Croix lands a nice shot to the body.
Keenan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Croix is rocked!
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Croix is just out of range.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Croix.
Croix tries to bum rush Keenan with a series of wild strikes but Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Croix. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Croix.
A jab from Croix does it's job there.
Croix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Croix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynard Keenan dominated that round.
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.
Keenan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Croix throws a series of punches but Keenan moves out of range.
Croix looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Maynard Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Croix works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Keenan.
A punch combination from Croix misses.
Keenan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Croix at a distance.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Croix throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Croix moves away from the strike by Keenan.
Croix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan clinches up against the cage.
Croix blocks a body shot from Keenan.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Croix controls his hands.
Keenan tries a body shot but Croix blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Croix controls his hands.
Keenan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Croix blocking some punches.
Keenan digs a right hand underneath Croix's ribcage. Croix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Croix tries to break the clinch but Keenan is controlling the position.
Croix is trying to break the clinch but Keenan has him pressed against the cage.
Keenan lands a nice uppercut.
Keenan lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Croix misses with a hook.
Keenan connects with a nice looking jab.
Croix ducks right into an uppercut from Keenan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Croix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Croix throws a series of punches but Keenan avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Keenan as he connects with a hook.
Keenan lands with a shot to the body.
Keenan dodges the punch combination from Croix.
Keenan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Croix throws out the jab.
Croix ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Some wild striking there from Croix.
A combination from Croix does no damage.
Croix slips a jab and a cross from Keenan.
Keenan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Croix catches Keenan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keenan moves out of range of the strikes.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Croix moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Croix swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keenan.
Croix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Croix takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Croix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan thumps Croix with a low kick.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Croix.
Keenan cracks Croix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot by Keenan.
Croix is still on wobbly legs! Can Keenan finish him?
Croix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keenan pounces like a tiger and cracks Croix with a vicious hook! Croix is down but not out! Keenan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maynard Keenan!
Maynard Keenan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Adrenaline logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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