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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vamoosh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Roaring Tiger. Keenan has chosen Coming Home as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Vamoosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vamoosh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keenan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keenan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keenan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vamoosh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some bone on bone action there as Keenan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body punch from Keenan.
Keenan's coach down at Globo Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Keenan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Keenan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vamoosh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keenan wants to slow Vamoosh down by chopping away at his legs.
Vamoosh throws a lazy uppercut
and Keenan counters with a stiff right hand.
Keenan slips a jab from Vamoosh.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Vamoosh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vamoosh blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vamoosh looks to land a right hand but Keenan moved out of range.
Keenan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vamoosh misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Keenan.
Keenan slips under a jab from Vamoosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vamoosh on the side of the head.
A jab from Vamoosh misses.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch
and Keenan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vamoosh's sensitive parts.
Keenan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keenan misses with an uppercut. Vamoosh saw that one coming.
Keenan fakes the leg kick and cracks Vamoosh in the body.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Vamoosh slips the punch.
Keenan slips a straight right by Vamoosh.
Keenan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vamoosh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vamoosh lands with a hook. Keenan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keenan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vamoosh looks to land a right hand but Keenan moved out of range.
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!
Vamoosh throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Keenan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vamoosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh tries to work over Keenan's front leg with a kick but Keenan checks it.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
Keenan tries to work over Vamoosh's front leg with a kick but Vamoosh checks it.
Vamoosh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan.
Vamoosh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Vamoosh.
Nice straight punches there by Keenan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keenan.
Vamoosh throws a shot to the body.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Vamoosh.
Keenan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vamoosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Vamoosh.
Keenan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vamoosh's head backwards.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Vamoosh moves away and avoids it.
Vamoosh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan.
Keenan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan connects with a crisp jab.
Vamoosh throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Keenan.
Keenan swings for the body but Vamoosh moves out of range.
A big right from Keenan misses.
Keenan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vamoosh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Keenan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vamoosh throws out the jab.
Keenan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vamoosh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Keenan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Keenan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vamoosh.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vamoosh.
Vamoosh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keenan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vamoosh counters with a thumping low kick.
Vamoosh is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Keenan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vamoosh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Vamoosh misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vamoosh's calf.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh clobbers Keenan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh needs to keep his hands up - Keenan had a free shot at his head there.
A low kick from Keenan misses
and Vamoosh counters by clinching up.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan lands a right hand.
Keenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vamoosh misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vamoosh has him pressed against the cage.
Keenan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
Vamoosh scores with a shoulder strike.
Vamoosh lands a hook that snaps the head of Keenan backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth 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 misses with a left hand
and Vamoosh counters with a series of strikes. Keenan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vamoosh swings widly with a right hand
and Keenan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gareth Keenan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vamoosh lands with a nice body punch.
Vamoosh throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Vamoosh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keenan blocks a head kick by Vamoosh.
Keenan scores with a jab. Vamoosh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vamoosh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keenan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vamoosh on the side of the head.
Vamoosh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vamoosh moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vamoosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut. Keenan saw that one coming.
Vamoosh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keenan. That did some damage!
Keenan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan slips a jab from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keenan.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vamoosh.
Keenan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vamoosh throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
Vamoosh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keenan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vamoosh scrambles back to his feet.
Vamoosh lands a front kick.
Vamoosh takes one to the chin there.
Keenan throws a right hand that misses
and Vamoosh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vamoosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vamoosh lands with a thumping leg kick.
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 gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vamoosh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh motions for Keenan to come forward. Vamoosh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Vamoosh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vamoosh, right into the meat.
Keenan misses with a hook. Vamoosh ducked under it nicely.
Vamoosh scoring well with a low kick there.
Keenan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keenan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vamoosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vamoosh lands a nice looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keenan.
Vamoosh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Keenan jabs Vamoosh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vamoosh cracks Keenan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vamoosh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Vamoosh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vamoosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keenan lands with an uppercut that bounces Vamoosh off the cage and back into range.
Vamoosh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keenan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Vamoosh is just out of range.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Vamoosh slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keenan.
Keenan tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan misses with a straight right.
Vamoosh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vamoosh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keenan counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan works Vamoosh's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan blocks the body kick.
Keenan thumps Vamoosh with a low kick.
Vamoosh misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vamoosh doesn't seem bothered though.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vamoosh ducks right into an uppercut from Keenan.
Keenan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vamoosh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keenan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vamoosh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vamoosh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keenan. Keenan obviously looking to wear him down.
Keenan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vamoosh checks it well.
Vamoosh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Keenan misses the jab.
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 Ravi Vamoosh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vamoosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vamoosh moves away.
Vamoosh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keenan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Vamoosh.
Keenan throws a shot to the body.
Keenan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vamoosh's hands.
Keenan misses the jab.
Vamoosh connects with an inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vamoosh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Vamoosh misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
Vamoosh slips under a jab.
Keenan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Keenan misses.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vamoosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan scores with a leg kick.
Vamoosh throws a hook but Keenan avoids it easily.
Vamoosh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keenan counters with a thumping low kick.
Keenan throws a big shot that misses.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vamoosh.
Keenan throws a lazy uppercut
and Vamoosh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keenan lands a front kick.
Keenan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vamoosh has time to react.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh checks a low kick from Keenan.
Keenan looks to land a combination but Vamoosh avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan lands a really nice looking cross but Vamoosh seems unphased.
Keenan scores with the left hand. Vamoosh knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vamoosh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keenan avoids a kick to the body.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vamoosh throws the kick towards the body but Keenan avoids it.
Vamoosh throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan's shoulder, as Keenan tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A good leg kick by Keenan.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Vamoosh avoids the head kick by Keenan.
Vamoosh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Keenan throws a head kick but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Keenan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vamoosh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keenan defending well as Vamoosh loads up on a big left hand.
Vamoosh slips under a jab from Keenan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan misses with a hook
and Vamoosh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Vamoosh moves away and avoids it.
Vamoosh slips a straight right by Keenan.
Keenan with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Vamoosh blocks the leg kick.
Keenan slips under a jab.
Vamoosh throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Vamoosh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keenan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Keenan misses.
Decent striking displayed by Vamoosh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vamoosh throws a leg kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan cracks Vamoosh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vamoosh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
A counter left hand to the body from Vamoosh misses its target.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vamoosh.
Keenan connects with a nice looking jab.
Keenan swings for the body but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Keenan misses with an uppercut. Vamoosh saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Keenan.
Vamoosh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keenan thumps Vamoosh with a low kick.
Keenan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keenan scores with a jab to the head.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vamoosh manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vamoosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Vamoosh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keenan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keenan lands a leg kick that knocks Vamoosh off balance momentarily.
Vamoosh looks for the body kick but Keenan saw that one coming.
Vamoosh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Keenan connects with an inside leg kick.
Vamoosh stuns Keenan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vamoosh thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vamoosh in his tracks.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Vamoosh cracks Keenan with a good jab.
Vamoosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Keenan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vamoosh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vamoosh feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Vamoosh throws a lazy uppercut
and Keenan counters with a good low kick that Vamoosh was not able to check.
Keenan looks to throw the jab but Vamoosh is out of range.
Vamoosh misses with a hook.
Keenan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vamoosh misses with a kick to the body.
Keenan moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Keenan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keenan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vamoosh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keenan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vamoosh.
Vamoosh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keenan.
Keenan lands a jab to the nose.
Keenan connects with the punch.
A leg kick checked by Keenan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keenan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vamoosh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vamoosh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Vamoosh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Keenan.
Vamoosh throws a head kick that misses
and Keenan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vamoosh blocks a jab.
Keenan thows a body kick. Vamoosh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Keenan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keenan takes one to the side of the head.
Vamoosh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan misses with a low kick as Vamoosh jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keenan.
A slow jab from Vamoosh misses its intended target.
Vamoosh checks the leg kick.
Keenan connects with a right hand. Vamoosh shakes it off.
Vamoosh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Vamoosh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vamoosh.
Keenan lands a jab to the head.
Keenan lands with a hook. Vamoosh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keenan fakes the leg kick and cracks Vamoosh in the body.
Vamoosh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vamoosh misses with a low kick.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Keenan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Keenan throws a front kick aimed at Vamoosh's knee but Vamoosh avoids it well.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot.
Vamoosh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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 Vamoosh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vamoosh.
Keenan digs a good body shot into Vamoosh's ribs.
Keenan throws a lazy head kick
and Vamoosh counters with a left to the body.
Vamoosh misses with a body kick.
Vamoosh backing away here, and Keenan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vamoosh wants to slow Keenan down by chopping away at his legs.
Keenan lands a head kick. Vamoosh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Keenan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Keenan lands with a shot to the body.
Vamoosh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vamoosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Vamoosh lands a glancing blow to the side of Keenan's head.
Vamoosh tries to work over Keenan's front leg with a kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Keenan lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Vamoosh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vamoosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vamoosh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keenan.
Keenan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vamoosh misses with a kick to the body.
Vamoosh throws a lazy head kick
and Vamoosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keenan cracks Vamoosh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vamoosh moves away.
Vamoosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keenan throws out the jab.
Keenan lands a jab to the nose.
Vamoosh lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keenan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Keenan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vamoosh's hands.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vamoosh.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vamoosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan throws a hook but Vamoosh avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a hook. Vamoosh ducked under it nicely.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vamoosh's sensitive parts.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Vamoosh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan keeps the fight on the outside.
Keenan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keenan lands with a slapping head kick.
Keenan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the body from Vamoosh misses
and Keenan counters with a stiff right hand.
Vamoosh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vamoosh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keenan.
A little feinted left hand from Vamoosh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Keenan finds it's way through Vamoosh's defenses.
Ravi Vamoosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Keenan as he connects with a hook.
Vamoosh misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vamoosh throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Keenan slips a straight right by Vamoosh.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
An attempted straight right counter from Vamoosh misses the target.
Keenan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keenan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vamoosh.
Keenan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vamoosh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vamoosh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh throws a hook but Keenan blocks it.
Keenan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vamoosh.
Keenan throws a leg kick
and Vamoosh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut
and Keenan counters with a good low kick that Vamoosh was not able to check.
Keenan keeps Vamoosh at a distance using the push kick.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vamoosh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Keenan.
Vamoosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Keenan cracks Vamoosh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vamoosh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keenan is able to avoid easily.
Keenan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keenan misses with a hook.
Vamoosh misses with a right hand
enabling Keenan to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Vamoosh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keenan doesn't seem phased though.
Keenan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vamoosh throws a body kick that misses.
Vamoosh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vamoosh avoids the body shot from Keenan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keenan.
Vamoosh lands a jab to the head.
Vamoosh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vamoosh. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vamoosh missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vamoosh tries to land a front kick but Keenan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keenan cracks Vamoosh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vamoosh looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Vamoosh lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Vamoosh misses
and Keenan counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth Keenan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Keenan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth Keenan!
A victorious Gareth Keenan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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