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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rami Perkins (ranked 3058 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bessandro Kennelly (ranked 3730 p4p, 0 weight class). Bessandro Kennelly acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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214 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rami Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bessandro Kennelly!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kennelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkins circles away.
Perkins throws the kick towards the body but Kennelly avoids it.
Perkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perkins wants it to stay on the feet.
Kennelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kennelly tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perkins defends well and Kennelly ends up having to push Perkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kennelly just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPerkins.
No joy there for Kennelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kennelly shoots in for a double leg but Perkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rami Perkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessandro Kennelly.
Kennelly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perkins but Perkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perkins is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins dodges the punch combination from Kennelly.
Perkins fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kennelly just manages to avoid it.
Kennelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkins.
Perkins closes the distance and pushes Kennelly back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Bessandro Kennelly has been cut.
Perkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kennelly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick from Perkins lands but Kennelly takes it in his stride.
Kennelly tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perkins defends well and Kennelly ends up having to push Perkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Perkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Kennelly misses with a double jab
and Perkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kennelly's knee momentarily.
Kennelly looks winded!
Kennelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Perkins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kennelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Kennelly avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkins tries a knee to the head but Kennelly blocks it.
Perkins has Kennelly pushed against the cage.
Perkins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Perkins scores with a knee to the head.
Perkins stalling.
Perkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Perkins looking to throw knees to the head but Kennelly is blocking nicely.
Perkins lands an elbow that stopped Kennelly in his tracks for a moment.
Perkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kennelly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Perkins is pushing Kennelly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perkins lands an elbow that stopped Kennelly in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Bessandro Kennelly's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins slowing the pace effectively.
Perkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kennelly takes an elbow to the temple.
Perkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Perkins.
The cut above Bessandro Kennelly's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Perkins scores a nice knee to the body.
Kennelly is trying to push Perkins away but Perkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perkins landing knees to the body.
Kennelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perkins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kennelly looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Perkins lands a nice elbow.
Perkins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bessandro Kennelly's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've been informed that Kennelly has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Perkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kennelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Perkins obliges.
Nice elbow from Perkins.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bessandro Kennelly's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rami Perkins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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