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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mighty Ducks. Kennedy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Domination by Jim Johnson. Evan Kennedy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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209 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Sheen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kennedy.
Kennedy shoots in for a double leg but Sheen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sheen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sheen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sheen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Sheen.
Evan Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sheen is looking to pass Kennedy's guard but actually Kennedy recovers to full guard.
Sheen trying to control but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Kennedy looking for a sweep. Not yet Kennedy, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking for a triangle but Sheen pushes his legs off easily.
Sheen thows a big elbow that misses.
Sheen connects with a couple of short punches.
Kennedy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sheen wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is keeping the position.
Kennedy wants to sweep but no luck.
Sheen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheen advances position into side control!
Kennedy can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kennedy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kennedy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sheen is trying to control. Kennedy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sheen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kennedy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kennedy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kennedy wants to control but Sheen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kennedy with a poor takedown
and Sheen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcus Sheen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt
letting Sheen counter with a right hand.
Kennedy looks gassed!
Kennedy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheen.
Kennedy fails with the takedown
and Sheen counters with a two punch combo.
Sheen throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt
and Sheen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheen seems to be looking for submissions.
Sheen is keen to just control but Kennedy is a slippery customer.
Sheen works his way into full mount!
Sheen trying to control but Kennedy is having none of it.
Sheen takes Kennedy's back.
Sheen scores with strikes from the back.
Sheen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kennedy is defending well though. Sheen let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Sheen 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.
Sheen cracks Kennedy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kennedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kennedy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sheen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kennedy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sheen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sheen has his feet on Kennedy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sheen misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sheen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Sheen from controlling successfully.
Sheen forces his way into half guard.
Kennedy wants to get back to full guard.
Sheen wants to work for an arm triangle but Kennedy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sheen connects with a nice short shot to Kennedy's temple.
Kennedy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sheen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kennedy is looking to improve his position.
Kennedy is not content to let Sheen control the position.
Kennedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sheen.
Kennedy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kennedy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sheen escapes and throws Kennedy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to control but Sheen postures up.
Kennedy tries to improve position but can't.
Sheen cracks Kennedy with a big elbow.
Kennedy tries to buck Sheen off but Sheen is having none of it.
Sheen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sheen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sheen scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheen trying to control the action but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Sheen cracks Kennedy with a big right hand but Kennedy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sheen looks up at the clock and then as Kennedy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sheen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kennedy is looking for a sweep.
Sheen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kennedy struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Sheen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Kennedy with a poor takedown
enabling Sheen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kennedy has his takedown stuffed
and Sheen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kennedy with a poor takedown
and Sheen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marcus Sheen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Kennedy.
Kennedy is staying active underneath Sheen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sheen slips a nice elbow through Kennedy's hands, connecting with Kennedy's forehead.
Kennedy won't allow Sheen to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy landing rabbit punches to the side of Sheen's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Sheen wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is defending well.
Sheen is thwarting Kennedy's attempts to control the position.
Kennedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sheen connects with a nice short shot to Kennedy's temple.
Kennedy looking for subs from the bottom but Sheen mounts him!
Sheen looking to control but Kennedy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sheen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sheen working the ground and pound effectively.
Kennedy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kennedy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kennedy!
Sheen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kennedy is controlling him.
Sheen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kennedy with a poor takedown
and Sheen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sheen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marcus Sheen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennedy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sheen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy fails with the takedown
and Sheen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Sheen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kennedy doesn't seem phased though.
Kennedy wants to clinch but Sheen slips to the side
and Sheen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kennedy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sheen is trying to defend but Kennedy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Evan Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy stops Sheen from getting back to his feet.
Sheen trying to control here.
Sheen wants to get back to his feet.
Kennedy 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.
Marcus Sheen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sheen is trying to maintain the position but Kennedy is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Sheen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sheen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Sheen!
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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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