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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Triton Koski (ranked 555 p4p, 731 weight class) and Isaac Keys (ranked 52 p4p, 70 weight class). Isaac Keys has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Triton Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Keys!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keys at a distance.
Keys tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Isaac Keys seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski slips a straight right by Keys.
A little feinted left hand from Koski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keys has managed to clinch.
Keys creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koski's defenses.
It looks like Triton Koski has been cut.
Keys using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keys.
Keys lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Keys.
Keys cracks Koski with a nice body shot.
Keys is pressed up against the cage. Koski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keys down to the mat. Keys avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Keys moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys blocks a jab.
Keys lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Koski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keys.
Keys throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keys throws a sloppy head kick
and Koski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keys's knee momentarily.
Keys tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koski misses with a series of wild punches.
Koski scores with a takedown into Keys's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koski throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koski trying to control but Keys is working from the bottom.
Koski tries to free his leg and advance position but Keys is retaining full guard.
Keys preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Koski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws an elbow that misses. Keys uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koski's guard. Nice move by Keys!
Koski is looking for a triangle but Keys pushes his legs off easily.
Koski wants to hit a sweep here but Keys passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Koski there!
Koski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keys sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koski is trying to escape the mount.
Keys controlling his opponent.
Koski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Keys stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Koski cracks Keys with a good jab.
Koski scores with the left hand. Keys knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Isaac Keys has been cut.
Keys closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Koski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keys has him pressed against the cage.
Keys misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keys misses with a body punch.
Koski has had enough of the clinch but Keys keeps him there for the moment.
Keys misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keys is pressed up against the cage. Koski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keys down to the mat. Keys avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Keys tries to clinch
and Koski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keys's knee momentarily.
Koski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keys connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koski scrambles back to his feet.
Koski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koski.
Keys avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Keys takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Koski misses with a leg kick
and Keys cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keys throws a big shot that misses.
Koski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keys scores with a jab. Koski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keys connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koski's hands.
Koski is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keys.
Oh Koski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keys doesn't manage to clinch there - Koski circles away.
Keys tries to clinch up.
Koski attempts a counter takedown but Keys avoids it well and moves away.
Keys drops Koski with a huge uppercut! Koski drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Keys is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaac Keys!
Isaac Keys decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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FIGHT
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