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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by Eluveitie - Calling The Rain. Kennedy has chosen Dirty Cash By Dizee Rascal as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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279 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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270 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kennedy.
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kennedy.
Kennedy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kennedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kennedy moves out of range as David strikes.
Kennedy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from David.
David throws a leg kick but Kennedy checks it.
David misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kennedy counters with a three punch combo that has David backing up. David nods at Kennedy to acknowledge the strikes.
David lands with a hook. Kennedy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kennedy lands an impressive looking overhand right. David doesn't seem phased though.
David falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kennedy to counter with a crisp jab.
Kennedy keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennedy. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
David lands with a cross.
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but David bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
David walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kennedy tries to move into range but David moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kennedy circles away.
Kennedy takes one to the side of the head.
Mark David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good work by David as he checks the leg kick.
David throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kennedy on the side of the head.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kennedy misses with a few strikes there.
Kennedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kennedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jeff Kennedy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David slips a straight right by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but David bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from David.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David tries for a takedown but Kennedy circles away easily
and Kennedy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch combination from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for David. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kennedy slips under a jab from David.
Kennedy wants to land a leg kick but David is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kennedy counter with a right hand.
David changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kennedy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ground and pound from David seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
David in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
David in side control, throwing shots but Kennedy defends.
David with the ground and pound but Kennedy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
David wants to take a breather but Kennedy is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Kennedy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
David shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
David is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kennedy reverses the position - he's now on top in David's guard.
Kennedy lands a couple of elbows.
Kennedy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed David's guard.
Kennedy is keen to just control but David is a slippery customer.
David keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kennedy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed David's head.
Kennedy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kennedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. David defending well though.
David tries to get to full guard but Kennedy has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy is thwarting David's attempts to control the position.
David wants to improve his position but Kennedy is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
David throws and low kick but Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Kennedy throws a left and a right that both miss
and David counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kennedy avoids the body shot from David.
David looks to land a left hand but Kennedy moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by David as he connects with a hook.
Kennedy swings away with a body shot that misses
and David makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from David.
David clinches but Kennedy breaks the clinch
and Kennedy counters with a one-two to the body.
Kennedy throws a combination that misses
and David counters with a left and a right that stings Kennedy.
David lands a glancing blow to the side of Kennedy's head.
Kennedy misses with a looping right.
David fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kennedy avoids it really well and circles away.
David throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.
Kennedy lands with a nice body punch.
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
David looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kennedy!
David controlling from mount.
David landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David trying to control but he's not successful this time.
David throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kennedy can do anything to dispel that myth.
David punching from mount but Kennedy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
David thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark David dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kennedy throws a combination that misses
and David counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennedy is just out of range.
David closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kennedy circles away.
David closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
David is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kennedy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kennedy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
David tries to break the clinch but Kennedy is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kennedy lands an uppercut.
Kennedy prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Kennedy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kennedy presses David against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy gets through David's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
David shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kennedy as he jumps to the side.
Kennedy throws out a powerful jab.
David misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
Jeff Kennedy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kennedy throws a combination that misses
and David counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
David connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kennedy momentarily.
David shoots for a takedown but Kennedy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters circling - Kennedy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and David counters with a straight right hand.
Kennedy throws a good cross that connects.
David clinches but Kennedy breaks the clinch
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Kennedy.
David fails in his attempt to clinch.
David avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kennedy pivots, looking for a leg kick but David is out of range and Kennedy settles back down.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
Kennedy tries a low kick but David avoids it.
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.
David has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from David there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Kennedy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kennedy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Kennedy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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