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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Keenan (ranked 1559 p4p, 22568 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 161 p4p, 456 weight class). Ryan Keenan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
John goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
John drops his hands momentarily and Keenan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
John has Keenan up against the ropes in a clinch.
I was talking to Keenan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keenan.
Keenan avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Keenan lands with a short shot to the head.
John lands an elbow just above Keenan 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keenan.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan lands a shoulder strike.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from John.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keenan is defending well for now.
A short right from Keenan on the inside.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
John looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Keenan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Keenan clinches with his opponent.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keenan is defending well for now.
John blocks an uppercut.
John working Keenan over with knees to the body.
John is stalling here.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keenan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keenan prevents a body shot from John.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by John.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keenan avoids it.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from John.
Keenan misses with a leg kick
and John counters with a one-two to the body.
Keenan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but John moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Keenan shakes him off and moves away.
Keenan darts in and clinches John up against the ropes.
A short right from Keenan.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.
Keenan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keenan.
Keenan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
Keenan throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
Ryan Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Keenan.
Keenan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
Keenan darts in and clinches John up against the ropes.
Keenan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
Keenan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keenan's brow.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan takes an elbow to the temple.
Keenan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Keenan is trying to break free.
Keenan lands with a left to the head.
John trying to control the position but instead, Keenan has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John blocks a body shot from Keenan.
John blocks an uppercut.
John crunches a lovely knee into Keenan's ribcage.
Keenan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keenan blocks an elbow strike.
John missing with knees to the body.
Keenan blocks an elbow strike from John.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as John blocks the leg kick.
John checks a leg kick.
John blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keenan.
John keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Keenan.
John avoids the head kick by Keenan.
Keenan tries a head kick but it misses.
John steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Keenan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Keenan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
John has Keenan up against the ropes in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keenan.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keenan lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Keenan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
Keenan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John misses with a knee strike.
John blocks a body shot from Keenan.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from John as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan blocks an elbow strike from John.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan misses with some punches.
John blocks an uppercut.
Keenan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Keenan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
John misses with an elbow strike.
John lands a knee to the body.
John missing with knees to the body.
Keenan tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John blocking some punches.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John prevents a body shot from Keenan.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Keenan blocks with his arms.
Keenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keenan dodges an elbow strike from John.
Keenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keenan blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan fails to land.
Keenan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keenan lands a shoulder strike.
Keenan scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keenan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keenan avoids it.
Keenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keenan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keenan's defenses.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keenan avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keenan.
Keenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Keenan has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Keenan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Keenan is blocking nicely.
Keenan working aggressively here.
John lands an elbow just above Keenan 's eye.
It looks like Ryan Keenan has been cut.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John throws an elbow that misses.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keenan's brow.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John takes a shot to the head.
John trying to stall but Keenan improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keenan as John tries to tie him up.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keenan is keeping busy.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the ropes.
John prevents a body shot from Keenan.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Keenan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John looking to slow down the pace here.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan fails to land.
John blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ryan Keenan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Keenan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keenan throws a low kick, looking for John's leg but John calmly moves out of range.
Keenan looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Ryan Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
A nice leg kick from Keenan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan scores with a kick to the midsection.
John gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Keenan.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
John is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Keenan throws a leg kick that misses.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Keenan shakes him off and moves away.
Keenan is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as John checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
John throws a right hand that Keenan ducks under and follows up with a left that Keenan also avoids with ease.
Keenan misses with a low kick as John jumps back.
John wants to counter the offense by Keenan and move into the clinch position.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Keenan backs off John throws a huge counter combo but Keenan manages to avoid it all.
Keenan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from John on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Keenan working hard to break the clinch.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keenan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John lands an elbow inside that Keenan shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan fails to land.
Keenan tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Keenan gets an underhook and turns John into the ropes.
Keenan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keenan as John tries to tie him up.
Keenan gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the ropes.
Ryan Keenan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John tries to throw a body punch but Keenan avoids it by throwing John back against the ropes.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keenan digs a right hand into John's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on John's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
Keenan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
John lands a nice elbow.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keenan misses with some punches.
John is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Keenan blocks with his arms.
John landing knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Keenan lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keenan.
Ryan Keenan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John missing with knees to the body.
Keenan blocks a body shot from John.
With the fighters up against the ropes, John throws an elbow but misses.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John misses with an elbow strike.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
John tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keenan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keenan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Papa John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryan Keenan.
Well Keenan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Ryan Keenan wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Ryan Keenan 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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energy
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