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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conan Kennedy (ranked 2465 p4p, 4542 weight class) and Dizzy Knox (ranked 315 p4p, 490 weight class). Knox has chosen Dizzy Gillespie | A Night In Tunisia as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conan Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dizzy Knox!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Kennedy tries a low kick but Knox avoids it.
Kennedy lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox checks a leg kick nicely.
Kennedy throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy throws a poor cross that misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Conan Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy misses with a two punch combination.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennedy moves out of range as Knox strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Kennedy closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
Knox prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kennedy wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox catches Kennedy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kennedy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kennedy's corner calls for a 1-2. Kennedy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kennedy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A leg kick checked by Knox.
Kennedy scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kennedy.
A big right from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Kennedy throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Kennedy jabs at Knox's body.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kennedy pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Kennedy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kennedy misses.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Kennedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kennedy's head.
Kennedy moves to clinch but Knox breaks away
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Kennedy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kennedy cracks Knox with a good jab.
Knox lands a nice hook to Kennedy's body. Kennedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox blocks a head kick by Kennedy.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kennedy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Kennedy misses.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kennedy looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
Kennedy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kennedy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Kennedy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kennedy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
Kennedy wants to clinch
and Kennedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kennedy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Kennedy is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Conan Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kennedy's corner calls for a 1-2. Kennedy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kennedy scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
Kennedy looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Knox's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knox duly obliges.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox works on Kennedy's body with a couple of short punches.
Kennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy is pushing Knox up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kennedy as Knox tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Kennedy.
Kennedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy is controlling him.
Knox prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
Knox tries to break free but Kennedy pushes him back against the cage.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kennedy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knox is pushing Kennedy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knox misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennedy moves away.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennedy wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kennedy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut.
Kennedy tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kennedy staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy misses the shot to the body.
Kennedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox misses with a hook. Kennedy ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Kennedy swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Kennedy rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox blocking some punches.
Kennedy stalling in the clinch but Knox improves position.
Kennedy tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Kennedy back against the cage.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Conan Kennedy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kennedy scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kennedy throws an off balance right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kennedy throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Knox slips a jab from Kennedy.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kennedy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox checks a low kick from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses the body punch
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dizzy Knox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kennedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy wants to clinch.
Kennedy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kennedy.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Kennedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kennedy looks to throw a body kick
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knox if he has to take too many more of those.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws an off balance right hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox connects with a jab.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Kennedy rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Kennedy lands a right hand.
Kennedy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Kennedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kennedy lands with a right hand.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Knox throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.
Kennedy connects with a nice looking jab.
Knox is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a powerful right kick. Knox tried to block low but the kick was high! Knox was taken right off of his feet! Kennedy jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Conan Kennedy!
The defeated Dizzy Knox had this to say: 'If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet. (Matt Hughes) '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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