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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonzar Kennedy (ranked 823 p4p, 1610 weight class) and Heinrich Klose (ranked 109 p4p, 212 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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15 - 8 - 0 |
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10 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonzar Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinrich Klose!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klose fails with the takedown
and Kennedy moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kennedy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Heinrich Klose has been cut.
Kennedy connects with a knee to the head.
Klose pushes Kennedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Klose fails to land.
Klose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Klose throws a body kick that misses.
Kennedy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klose on the side of the head.
Klose fails to land the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klose fails to land the takedown.
Leonzar Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heinrich Klose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Klose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kennedy to score with a decent uppercut.
Klose looks to land a right hand but Kennedy moved out of range.
Klose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kennedy misses with a body shot
and Klose counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kennedy.
A little jabbing left from Klose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Klose shoots in for a takedown but Kennedy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but Klose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Klose.
A counter left hand to the body from Kennedy misses its target.
Kennedy throws a looping overhand right but Klose ducks down to avoid it.
Klose tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kennedy counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
Klose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kennedy scores with a jab.
That has opened up Heinrich Klose's cut even more.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Klose.
Kennedy slips a straight right by Klose.
Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kennedy as he avoids it easily.
Klose wants to clinch.
Klose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kennedy, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Klose.
Klose lands an uppercut.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klose.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Klose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but Klose blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klose.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Kennedy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Klose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Kennedy.
Klose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klose.
Klose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Kennedy digs a right hand into Klose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klose's gas tank.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Klose avoids the damage to the body.
Klose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klose swings wildly with an uppercut but Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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 Leonzar Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heinrich Klose's cut.
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.
Klose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennedy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Klose's head backwards.
Klose throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
Kennedy lands a nice hook to Klose's body. Klose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Klose is just out of range.
Klose drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kennedy defends it well.
Heinrich Klose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kennedy misses with a low kick as Klose jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kennedy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Kennedy misses.
Klose throws a series of punches but Kennedy avoids them all with ease.
It appears Kennedy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Klose slips under a jab from Kennedy.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Kennedy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klose throws a lazy uppercut
and Kennedy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Heinrich Klose's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Klose shoots in for a double leg but Kennedy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kennedy is looking to counter the offense by Klose and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Klose has taken the fight to the clinch.
Klose throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
Klose is breathing heavily.
Kennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kennedy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klose backwards.
Kennedy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy with the inside leg kick.
Kennedy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kennedy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klose walks into a left hand.
Heinrich Klose's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kennedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klose appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot by Kennedy.
Kennedy delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy misses with a hook. Klose ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Klose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kennedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leonzar Kennedy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Klose.
Klose dives in for a single leg takedown but Kennedy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice shot lands for Kennedy.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Heinrich Klose's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leonzar 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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FIGHT
RATING
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