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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Keel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Nevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nevin's choice of entrance music: Twin Atlantic - Free. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Keel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Nevin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keel throws a leg kick which misses Nevin's front leg but catches the back leg as Nevin tries to avoid it.
Keel tries to land a front kick but Nevin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keel throws a hook but Nevin blocks it.
Nevin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nevin checks a leg kick nicely.
Keel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nevin moves out of range of the body kick.
Nevin misses with a straight left.
Keel throws a one two combo.
Keel throws a right and a left that Nevin avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keel.
Keel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nevin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nevin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keel. That did some damage!
Keel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keel takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keel tries a body shot but Nevin blocks it.
Keel misses with a punch to the body.
Nevin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keel taking a breather.
Nevin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nevin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Keel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keel with a nice cross.
Nevin checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Keel misses its intended target.
Nevin lands with a nice body kick.
Keel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nevin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Nevin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nevin tests Keel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Keel misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin lands a glancing blow to the side of Keel's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keel ducks under a wild hook from Nevin.
A punch lands to the side of Keel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nevin is able to avoid easily.
Nevin throws a jab when Keel was well out of range.
Nevin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keel connects with a nice looking jab.
Nevin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nevin.
Keel looks to land a body kick but Nevin moved away.
Nevin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keel slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keel can pounce on him.
Keel throws a head kick that misses.
Nevin just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keel. Nevin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nevin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nevin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nevin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nevin. Keel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nevin tries to land a leg kick but Keel saw it coming and moves away.
Keel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nevin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nevin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keel works Nevin's body with a nice hook.
Keel swings for the body but Nevin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keel lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nevin throws a body punch but Keel moves out of range.
Nevin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keel throws a leg kick but Nevin moved away.
Nevin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nevin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keel misses with a looping right.
Nevin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keel finds it's way round the side to connect with Nevin's head.
Nevin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Keel.
Nevin swings widly with a right hand
and Keel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nevin slips a jab from Keel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Keel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keel lands with a cross.
A big right from Keel misses.
Keel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nevin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keel.
Nevin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nevin slips a jab from Keel.
Keel throws a sloppy body shot
and Nevin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nevin. Keel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keel tries to close the distance and clinch but Nevin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nevin with a nice cross.
Keel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nevin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Keel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nevin.
Keel thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Keel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nevin connects with a solid leg kick.
Keel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nevin moves away.
Keel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nevin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nevin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keel.
Nevin ducks under a wild hook from Keel.
No joy there for Nevin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nevin throws out the jab.
Keel misses the jab.
Nevin throws the kick towards the body but Keel avoids it.
Nevin slips a straight right by Keel.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nevin.
Keel misses with a few strikes there.
Keel throws a body punch but Nevin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keel throws a leg kick but Nevin checks it.
Nevin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Nevin.
Keel rushes Nevin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevin trying to stall but Keel improves his position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nevin 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.
Nevin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nevin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keel's elbow.
Keel blocking some punches.
Nevin lands with a right to the head.
Nevin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keel lands with a short shot to the head.
Nevin is trying to break free.
Nevin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nevin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keel misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keel.
Keel struggles to land a body shot inside as Nevin controls his hands.
Nevin throws a head punch that misses.
Keel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nevin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Keel lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keel trying to stall but Nevin improves his position.
Nevin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keel wants to stall.
Keel dodges an elbow strike from Nevin.
Nevin tries to throw a body punch but Keel avoids it by throwing Nevin back against the cage.
Nevin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nevin working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevin throws a head punch that misses.
Keel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nevin was well out of range. Poor timing from Keel.
Nevin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keel.
Nevin with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Keel.
Nevin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Keel.
Keel fakes the leg kick and cracks Nevin in the body.
Nevin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nevin checks a leg kick.
Nevin slips a jab from Keel.
Nevin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Keel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Keel with a jab.
Keel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nevin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nevin 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.
Keel looks for the body kick but Nevin saw that one coming.
Keel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nevin connects with a body shot that sends Keel's belly button to the back.
Keel throws a body kick that misses.
Nevin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nevin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nevin throws a shot from downtown. Keel moves away and avoids it.
Keel takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keel throws a push kick but Nevin slaps the foot to one side.
Nevin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nevin throws out a loose jab but Keel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keel.
Keel misses the jab.
Keel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keel tries to clinch
and Nevin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nevin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nevin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nevin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keel.
Keel lands with a cross.
Keel throws a series of punches but Nevin avoids them all with ease.
Keel throws a lazy right hand but Nevin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin throws a leg kick but Keel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Keel misses with a straight right.
Nevin throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nevin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nevin lands with a cross.
Nevin misses with an uppercut. Keel saw that one coming.
Nevin walks into a stiff left hand from Keel.
Nevin misses with a head kick.
Nevin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keel moves away.
John Keel is winning the standup battle so far.
Keel tries to clinch but Nevin is having none of it.
A big left from Nevin misses.
Keel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keel moves into range and clinches up with Nevin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keel blocks an uppercut.
Nevin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nevin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nevin taking a breather.
Keel blocking some punches.
Keel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nevin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bill Nevin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Keel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nevin wants to slow Keel down by chopping away at his legs.
Nevin takes one to the chin there.
Keel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nevin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nevin takes a swing at Keel's ribcage but misses.
Keel ducks under a wild hook from Nevin.
Nevin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nevin throws a body punch but Keel moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Keel.
Keel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nevin, pushing him back against the cage.
Keel struggles to land a body shot inside as Nevin controls his hands.
Nevin working aggressively here.
Keel lands a hook that snaps the head of Nevin backwards.
Nevin lands a body punch.
Keel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keel works on Nevin's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevin tries to work over Keel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keel blocks an uppercut.
Nevin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keel avoids a wild elbow strike from Nevin.
Nevin throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nevin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nevin has Keel pressed against the cage.
Keel scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Nevin.
I think Keel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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