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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy comes to the cage accompanied by The Fall of Troy - F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrigo Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Monteiro misses.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennedy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monteiro.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Monteiro tries for a takedown but Kennedy manages to get underhooks.
Monteiro presses Kennedy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kennedy connects with a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Rodrigo Monteiro has been cut.
Monteiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Monteiro 's eye.
Monteiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monteiro looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kennedy.
Monteiro blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kennedy as Monteiro tries to tie him up.
Kennedy working Monteiro over with knees to the body.
Kennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monteiro.
Monteiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kennedy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Monteiro shrugs off.
Monteiro takes an elbow to the temple.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro trying to control the position but instead, Kennedy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monteiro into the cage.
Kennedy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Monteiro looks gassed!
Monteiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kennedy walks away with a smile on his face. Monteiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Will Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Monteiro.
Kennedy is looking to clinch.
Monteiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kennedy sprawls well. Kennedy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Monteiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Monteiro misses with a body shot.
Kennedy is looking to clinch but Monteiro is avoiding it.
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
Kennedy forces Monteiro back against the cage and clinches.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Monteiro shrugs off.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Monteiro's ribcage.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kennedy lands a nice elbow.
Kennedy lands a knee to the body.
Kennedy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kennedy lands a damaging elbow.
Kennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monteiro's defenses.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Monteiro in his tracks for a moment.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kennedy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Monteiro is rocked!
Kennedy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Monteiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Kennedy finish him?
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kennedy lands a damaging elbow.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Kennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monteiro's face.
Monteiro takes an elbow to the temple.
Kennedy lands a damaging elbow.
Monteiro takes an elbow to the temple.
Monteiro takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Kennedy.
Kennedy working Monteiro over with knees to the body.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kennedy scores with a knee to the head.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Monteiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Monteiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Kennedy connects with a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kennedy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kennedy scores with a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Monteiro shrugs off.
Monteiro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
Monteiro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Monteiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monteiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kennedy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Monteiro has had enough of the clinch but Kennedy keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monteiro avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Monteiro.
Monteiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kennedy avoids the elbow strike from Monteiro, against the cage.
Kennedy avoiding damage as Monteiro throws knees to the body.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Monteiro shrugs off.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Monteiro shrugs off.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Monteiro in his tracks for a moment.
Monteiro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Monteiro's ribcage.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Kennedy.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Monteiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monteiro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Monteiro 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Monteiro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Monteiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kennedy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Monteiro moves out of range.
Monteiro swings for the body but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy avoids the body shot from Monteiro.
Monteiro has Kennedy up against the cage in a clinch.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Monteiro shrugs off.
Monteiro takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kennedy smiles and moves away.
Monteiro is breathing heavily.
Monteiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Monteiro is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy avoids the body shot from Monteiro.
Kennedy closes the distance but Monteiro moves to the side
and Monteiro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Monteiro's ribcage.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monteiro's defenses.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monteiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Monteiro in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Rodrigo Monteiro's cut even more.
Kennedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Kennedy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.
Monteiro takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a damaging elbow.
Kennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
Monteiro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Monteiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Monteiro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Monteiro 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Monteiro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Monteiro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Monteiro 's eye.
Nice elbow from Kennedy.
Monteiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Kennedy avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
Monteiro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Monteiro shrugs off.
Kennedy lands a damaging elbow.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Monteiro's ribcage.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Monteiro takes an elbow to the temple.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Monteiro's ribcage.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.
Monteiro jumps guard but Kennedy stands there with Monteiro around his waist. Monteiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monteiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monteiro jumps guard but Kennedy stands there with Monteiro around his waist. Monteiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Will Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Monteiro.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kennedy connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Monteiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Will Kennedy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kennedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Monteiro won't want to take too many of those.
Kennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Monteiro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Monteiro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow.
Monteiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
Monteiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Kennedy won't allow it.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but Monteiro blocks with his arms.
Monteiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monteiro's defenses.
Kennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Monteiro's ribcage.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Monteiro tries to pull guard but Kennedy won't allow it.
Monteiro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kennedy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Monteiro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Kennedy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Monteiro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Monteiro moves into the clinch.
Monteiro 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.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monteiro stalling in the clinch but Kennedy improves position.
Monteiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but Monteiro blocks it.
Monteiro misses with an elbow strike.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Kennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Monteiro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body.
Kennedy working Monteiro over with knees to the body.
Kennedy working Monteiro over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monteiro's defenses.
Monteiro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Monteiro won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro takes an elbow to the temple.
Kennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monteiro's defenses.
Kennedy misses with a knee strike.
Monteiro missing with knees to the body.
Monteiro throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Monteiro won't want to take too many of those.
Kennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Monteiro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Monteiro tries to pull guard but Kennedy won't allow it.
Monteiro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kennedy landing knees to the body.
Monteiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
Monteiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monteiro can do to turn this around?
Kennedy has Monteiro pressed against the cage, preventing Monteiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Monteiro tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monteiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kennedy misses with a knee strike.
Monteiro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kennedy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Monteiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kennedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kennedy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Monteiro in his tracks for a moment.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Monteiro 's eye.
Kennedy working Monteiro over with knees to the body.
Kennedy scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kennedy.
Monteiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Monteiro is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kennedy has denied him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Monteiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monteiro's defenses.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Monteiro tries to stall but Kennedy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Monteiro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Monteiro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kennedy wants to stand but Monteiro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kennedy won't allow Monteiro to get back to his feet.
Kennedy stands up and waves to Monteiro to follow him.
Monteiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monteiro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Will Kennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monteiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigo Monteiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monteiro darts in trying to clinch
and Kennedy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.
Kennedy lands a knee to the body.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
Kennedy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kennedy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Will Kennedy!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Will Kennedy!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Will Kennedy!
Will Kennedy wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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