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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Keefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Keefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Bede!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keefer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bede is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keefer.
Jab by Bede.
Keefer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bede connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bede throws a jab when Keefer was well out of range.
Lucas Bede seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bede swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keefer counters with a big head kick but Bede shrugs it off.
Keefer moves forwards but Bede connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Keefer connects with a leg kick. Bede looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Bede throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keefer defending well as Bede loads up on a big left hand.
Bede comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bede has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bede falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keefer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bede fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keefer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Keefer throws a head kick that misses
and Bede counters with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Bede.
Bede wants to clinch
and Keefer counters with a head kick. That will keep Bede thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bede misses with a hook.
Bede throws a looping overhand right but Keefer ducks down to avoid it.
Keefer connects with a leg kick. Bede looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keefer blocks a jab.
Keefer misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Keefer.
Bede takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bede scores with a sloppy right hand. Keefer should have avoided that one.
Bede 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.
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!
Keefer throws a body punch but Bede moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Keefer.
Keefer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bede circles away quickly and effectively.
Keefer throws a sloppy head kick and Bede moves out of range easily.
Keefer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Keefer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keefer looks to land a combination but Bede avoids it well.
Bede ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keefer moves away.
Keefer scoring well with a low kick there.
Keefer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Bede.
Bede closes the distance and clinches.
Keefer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bede.
Keefer blocks a body shot from Bede.
Bede keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keefer's efforts to push away.
Keefer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bede misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keefer.
Bede lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keefer backwards.
Bede lands a shot to the body.
Keefer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bede uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keefer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keefer throws a nice looking combination but Bede bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bede misses with a hook
and Keefer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Keefer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keefer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bede has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keefer misses with an uppercut. Bede saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Bede.
Bede falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bede takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bede misses with a head kick.
Keefer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bede takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bede changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bede throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keefer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Keefer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Keefer.
Keefer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keefer staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bede looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keefer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bede's head.
Keefer throws a combination that misses
and Bede makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bede fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keefer manages to avoid it.
Bede dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keefer. That did some damage!
Bede misses with a straight left.
Keefer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bede.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Keefer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bede is looking to slow Keefer down with leg kicks.
Keefer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keefer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keefer takes a swing at Bede's ribcage but misses.
Bede takes a swing at Keefer's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bede.
Sloppy strikes from Bede. Those never looked like landing.
Mark Keefer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keefer avoids the body shot from Bede.
Keefer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keefer throws a lazy head kick
and Bede finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keefer walks into a stiff left hand from Bede.
Bede has Keefer up against the cage in a clinch.
Keefer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keefer misses with the combination.
Bede takes a swing at Keefer's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Bede.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keefer avoids the body shot from Bede.
A jab from Bede misses.
Keefer thumps Bede with a low kick.
Bede on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bede wants to clinch.
Mark Keefer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bede throws a shot from downtown. Keefer moves away and avoids it.
Keefer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bede.
Bede takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keefer lands with a kick to the temple. Bede shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bede rushes Keefer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bede scores with a shoulder strike.
Keefer tries to circle away but Bede has him pinned against the cage.
Keefer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bede avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keefer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bede. Bede obviously looking to wear him down.
Keefer misses with a shot to the body
and Bede counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bede lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keefer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keefer throws a combination that misses
and Bede makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bede lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keefer fails to land with a series of punches.
Keefer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Bede finds it's target.
Bede throws a big shot that misses.
Keefer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucas Bede will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Keefer stuns Bede with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Keefer misses the shot to the body.
Keefer misses with a leg kick.
Bede throws a series of punches but Keefer avoids them all with ease.
Keefer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keefer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bede.
Bede blocks the body kick.
Bede connects with a crisp jab.
Bede ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keefer moves away.
Keefer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bede counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keefer thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Bede as he connects with a hook.
Bede throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Keefer counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bede jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keefer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bede.
Keefer misses with a head kick.
Bede tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bede throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Keefer misses.
Bede tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keefer tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Keefer.
Keefer tries a head kick but it misses.
Bede blocks a head kick by Keefer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bede blocks a low kick nicely.
Bede throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bede slips under a jab from Keefer.
Bede takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bede misses with a left hand
and Bede takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keefer is looking to land body kicks.
Keefer clobbers Bede with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keefer misses with a low kick.
Bede checks a low kick from Keefer.
Bede takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Bede throws a jab when Keefer was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bede throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Keefer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keefer tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keefer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bede connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Keefer. Bede shrugs it off though.
Bede fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bede tries to clinch up but Keefer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bede throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bede tries to work over Keefer's front leg with a kick but Keefer checks it.
Bede misses with an uppercut. Keefer saw that one coming.
Bede feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keefer's calf.
Keefer scores with the left hand. Bede knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keefer misses the shot to the body.
Keefer misses with an uppercut
and Bede counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keefer throws a nice looking combination but Bede bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bede misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Keefer. Those never looked like landing.
Keefer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bede manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Keefer misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keefer moves out of range as Bede strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bede lands a really nice looking cross but Keefer seems unphased.
Keefer checks a leg kick.
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 Mark Keefer.
I think Keefer 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Keefer!
An out of breath Mark Keefer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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