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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Micah Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Texas Trash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Texas Trash told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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149 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micah Kehoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Texas Trash!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Kehoe wants to slow Trash down by chopping away at his legs.
Kehoe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trash throws an overhand right that lands on Kehoe's shoulder, as Kehoe tries to avoid the shot.
Kehoe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Kehoe does no damage.
Kehoe looks to land a combination but Trash avoids it well.
Kehoe slips a jab from Trash.
Kehoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Trash misses the shot to the body.
Trash scores with a jab.
Trash looks to throw the jab but Kehoe is out of range.
Micah Kehoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trash lands with an uppercut that bounces Kehoe off the cage and back into range.
Kehoe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kehoe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kehoe.
Danga de danga de dang - Kehoe scores with a four punch combination!
Kehoe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trash counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Kehoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kehoe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot lands for Trash.
Kehoe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kehoe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trash throws out a powerful jab.
Kehoe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trash.
Kehoe shoots in and drives through. Trash sprawls well.
Kehoe takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trash throws a nice looking combination but Kehoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trash lands a right hook to the body.
Kehoe looks to land a right hand but Trash moved out of range.
Kehoe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trash avoids the head kick by Kehoe.
Kehoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trash misses the jab.
Trash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kehoe has a takedown stuffed.
Trash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trash lands a jab to the nose.
Trash is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kehoe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kehoe connects with the punch.
Kehoe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trash is fending him off so far but Kehoe persists. Nope, Trash circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kehoe shoots in for a takedown but Trash shows good takedown defense.
Kehoe is breathing heavily.
Trash misses the jab.
Trash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trash throws a lazy right hand but Kehoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kehoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Trash might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kehoe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trash swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kehoe.
Kehoe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Kehoe.
Trash throws out a loose jab but Kehoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Kehoe or perhaps it was just good defense by Trash which made him look bad.
Trash uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trash blocks the body kick.
Trash takes a swing at Kehoe's ribcage but misses.
Trash fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kehoe on the side of the head.
Kehoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trash looks to land a left hand but Kehoe moved out of range nicely.
Trash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kehoe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kehoe looks for a takedown but Trash sprawls well.
Kehoe tries to bum rush Trash with a series of wild strikes but Trash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trash looks to land a right hand but Kehoe moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kehoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trash thuds a left hand into Kehoe's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Trash dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kehoe shoots in for a double leg but Trash sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kehoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trash uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kehoe tries for a takedown but Trash circles away easily
and Trash counters with a right hand to the body.
A left lands for Trash.
Kehoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trash.
Kehoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kehoe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trash counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Kehoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Trash.
Kehoe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kehoe throws a combination that misses
and Kehoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kehoe is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trash, as that shot connected.
Oh Kehoe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trash throws a right and a left that Kehoe avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe takes a jab right on the kisser.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kehoe.
Trash shoots in but Kehoe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kehoe scores with a head kick.
Kehoe seems to have got his legs back now.
Trash misses with a straight left.
Kehoe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Trash makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Trash takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trash stuffs the takedown attempt from Kehoe. Kehoe gets slowly back to his feet.
Trash throws a body punch but Kehoe moves out of range.
Kehoe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kehoe throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trash can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trash looking for a sweep. Not yet Trash, not yet.
Trash pulls Kehoe in close to prevent any damage.
Kehoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trash is keeping the position for now.
Kehoe is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kehoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trash keeping moving, preventing Kehoe from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kehoe ducks under a wild hook from Trash.
Trash moves out of range of the body kick from Kehoe.
Kehoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kehoe ducks under a wild hook from Trash.
Trash connects with a body shot.
Texas Trash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kehoe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kehoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Micah Kehoe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kehoe misses with a takedown attempt - Trash sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kehoe shoots in for a double leg but Trash sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Kehoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Trash misses the target.
Trash cracks a nice hook into Kehoe's ribs.
Trash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kehoe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Texas Trash will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Trash missing with a left hand there. Kehoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab by Trash.
Trash lands a jab to the nose.
Kehoe throws a wild body kick that Trash sees coming a mile off.
Trash throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kehoe counters with a three punch combo that has Trash backing up. Trash nods at Kehoe to acknowledge the strikes.
Kehoe misses with a body kick.
Trash throws a shot from downtown. Kehoe moves away and avoids it.
Trash looks to land a left hand but Kehoe moved out of range nicely.
Trash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kehoe.
Kehoe throws a right and a left that Trash avoids nicely.
Trash throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kehoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trash throws out the jab.
Kehoe fails with the takedown.
A big right from Trash misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trash works the jab nicely.
Kehoe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Kehoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trash fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kehoe dives in and grabs Trash's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trash pushes down on Kehoe's head and hops out.
Kehoe moves out of range as Trash strikes.
Kehoe misses with a two punch combination.
Trash scores with a decent looking hook.
Trash waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kehoe.
Trash avoids the body shot from Kehoe.
Trash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kehoe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kehoe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trash manages to get to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kehoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Trash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kehoe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kehoe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kehoe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trash connects with a nice looking jab.
Trash with a hook.
Trash connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kehoe momentarily.
Trash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kehoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kehoe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kehoe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kehoe shoots and misses
and Trash counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kehoe thinking.
Kehoe misses with a body kick.
Micah Kehoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trash bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Trash's corner calls for a 1-2. Trash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trash lunges at Kehoe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kehoe's hand.
Kehoe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kehoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kehoe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe slips a jab and a cross from Trash.
Trash looks to land a left hand but Kehoe moved out of range nicely.
Kehoe has his takedown stuffed
and Trash counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Kehoe wants to get back to his feet but Trash is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trash engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Texas Trash wasn't active enough on the ground.
Trash throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Texas Trash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trash 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Texas Trash!
Texas Trash thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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