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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominique Kennedy (ranked 25216 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Dark (ranked 5807 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Dark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominique Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Dark!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kennedy's guard.
Dark controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kennedy keeping full guard, as Dark tries to pass.
Kennedy is looking to stand up but Dark isn't so interested in that idea.
Dark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark throwing strikes but missing.
Dark gets to his feet - Kennedy follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kennedy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dark fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kennedy tries to control but Dark manages to take his back.
Dark looking for the RNC.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Dark working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark biding his time, controlling Kennedy.
Let's hope that Dark has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dark working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Dark has the hooks in. Kennedy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Dark looking for the choke from the back.
Kennedy is in bad spot here.
Dark slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennedy tries to break free.
Kennedy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
Dark controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark throwing strikes here but Kennedy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kennedy gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dark throws out a leg kick but Kennedy moves out of range and Dark only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Dark dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dark swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
Dark closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kennedy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark controlling the action here.
Dark scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dark is working for a kimura but Kennedy is defending it quite comfortably.
Kennedy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dark performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dark decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dark moves into the clinch successfully.
Dark has Kennedy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dark pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kennedy tumbling to the mat - Dark dives into Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dark.
Dark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kennedy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark passes Kennedy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dark content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michael Dark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dark prevents Kennedy from improving his position.
Dark sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four 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.
Dark looks to land a strike but Kennedy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dark slips nicely into half guard.
Kennedy is looking for a sweep. Dark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dark not doing much here.
Dark thows a huge punch but Kennedy dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Dark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kennedy throws a head kick but Dark moves out of range.
Dark closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kennedy keeping hold of Dark's head, controlling as best he can.
Kennedy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dark stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dark has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kennedy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Dark is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kennedy is defending well though. Dark let's go of the attempt for now.
Dark is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kennedy has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dark missing with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dark controlling from the back.
I really don't envy Kennedy right now.
Dark is persistently looking for the submission but Kennedy is defending it well.
Kennedy defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dark looking for the RNC.
Kennedy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark looking for the choke but no joy.
Dark biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kennedy tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dark is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kennedy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
I really don't envy Kennedy right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dark has good solid back control here.
Dark looking for the choke from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Dark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dark has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Dark!
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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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