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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riessig Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kennedy Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade comes to the cage accompanied by Conan The Destroyer. The crowd seem to be enjoying Michaels's choice of entrance music: Folsom Prison Blues cover by Everlast. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kennedy Michaels enters the cage!
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212 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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riessig Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kennedy Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade lands with a kick to the temple. Michaels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Slade misses with a head kick.
Slade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michaels circles away quickly and effectively.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Slade.
Michaels gets a clinch.
Slade avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Slade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Slade is trying to force a seperation but Michaels has the dominant position.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the body.
Michaels prevents Slade from breaking the clinch.
Slade is trying to force a seperation but Michaels has the dominant position.
Michaels tries a body shot but Slade blocks it.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slade avoids it.
Slade avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels has closed the distance and engaged Slade in a clinch.
Michaels prevents Slade from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Slade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Slade counter with a right hand.
Slade tries a head kick but it misses.
Slade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Slade.
Michaels instigates a clinch.
Michaels throws an elbow but it misses.
Michaels misses with the head strike.
Michaels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slade.
Michaels working Slade over with knees to the body.
Slade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michaels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Michaels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slade's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Michaels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slade is trying to break free.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Slade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Michaels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slade has time to react.
No joy there for Slade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michaels slips a straight right by Slade.
Nice uppercut lands for Michaels. That snapped Slade's head back.
Michaels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slade.
Slade throws a head kick that misses.
Slade throws a big shot that misses.
Slade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Michaels.
Michaels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slade, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slade is defending well for now.
Michaels misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Michaels stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slade is breathing heavily.
Slade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michaels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slade is defending well for now.
Slade takes an elbow to the temple.
Michaels is working Slade over against the cage.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slade throws a head kick but Michaels moves out of range.
Riessig Slade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slade looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
Slade tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Michaels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slade doesn't seem phased though.
Slade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels misses with a kick to the body.
Michaels gets a clinch.
Slade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Slade moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Michaels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
Michaels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Michaels moves into the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels lands a head kick!
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!
Donk. Michaels catches Slade right on the button with a cross.
Slade looks to land a right hand but Michaels moved out of range.
Michaels staying out of range there.
Michaels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Michaels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slade, pushing him back against the cage.
Michaels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Michaels working Slade over with knees to the body.
Slade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Michaels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slade.
Slade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slade breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kennedy Michaels dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slade swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
Slade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michaels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slade.
Michaels moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Slade misses.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick
and Michaels moves into the clinch.
Slade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Slade misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Michaels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slade doesn't seem bothered though.
Michaels blocks a jab.
Slade tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slade throws a head kick that misses.
Michaels clinches with his opponent.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slade throws a lazy head kick
letting Michaels counter with a right hand.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michaels has Slade up against the cage in a clinch.
Michaels digs a right hand into Slade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slade's gas tank.
Michaels crunches a lovely knee into Slade's ribcage.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels has Slade up against the cage in a clinch.
Michaels misses with a knee strike.
Slade managing to block the knees to the body from Michaels.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Slade tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Michaels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slade counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Michaels is lucky that one didn't land flush.
It looks like Kennedy Michaels has been cut.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riessig Slade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Slade.
Slade takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slade throws a hook but Michaels avoids it easily.
Michaels throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Slade circles away.
Slade is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Michaels throws a head kick but Slade moves out of range.
A head kick by Slade misses
and Michaels counters by clinching up.
Michaels stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Michaels throws an elbow that misses.
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Slade circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michaels has Slade up against the cage in a clinch.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Slade takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Slade misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Slade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slade throws a head kick that misses
and Michaels counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Michaels misses with a double jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michaels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slade backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Slade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slade is trying to break free.
Slade working hard to break the clinch.
Michaels misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Michaels lands a nice elbow.
Michaels missing with knees to the body.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels rushes Slade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Michaels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Michaels tries to land knees in the clinch but Slade avoids the damage to the body.
Slade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slade's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slade avoids it.
Michaels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michaels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slade.
Michaels digs a right hand underneath Slade's ribcage. Slade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kennedy Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kennedy Michaels'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. This is the final round!
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Slade.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Slade pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slade blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slade.
Slade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slade throws a head kick that misses
and Michaels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slade thinking.
Michaels cracks Slade with a right hand to the side of the head.
Michaels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slade, pushing him back against the cage.
Michaels tries to land knees in the clinch but Slade avoids the damage to the body.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slade's defenses.
Michaels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Slade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Michaels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick
and Michaels counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels throws a one two combo.
Slade tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Michaels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slade is defending well for now.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slade throws a head kick but Michaels moves out of range.
Slade lands with an uppercut that bounces Michaels off the cage and back into rage.
Slade scores with the left hand. Michaels knows he should have avoided that one.
Slade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Michaels!
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Slade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michaels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riessig Slade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Michaels clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Slade in his tracks for a moment.
Michaels missing with knees to the body.
Michaels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slade's head.
Michaels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michaels digs a good body shot into Slade's ribs.
Michaels plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Slade throws a sloppy head kick
and Michaels moves into the clinch.
Slade managing to block the knees to the body from Michaels.
Slade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Michaels.
Well,Slade is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Michaels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slade.
Slade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slade throws a lazy head kick
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.
Michaels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slade is defending well for now.
Slade managing to block the knees to the body from Michaels.
Slade can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Michaels - that landed with a thud.
Michaels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Slade avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Michaels lands a nice knee to the body.
Michaels lands a hook that snaps the head of Slade backwards.
Slade has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Michaels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Michaels misses with an elbow strike.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slade throws a looping overhand right but Michaels ducks down to avoid it.
Michaels lands with a slapping head kick.
Slade throws out a loose jab but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick by Slade misses
and Michaels counters with a nice body shot.
Michaels has managed to clinch.
Michaels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slade.
Slade is trying to force a seperation but Michaels has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michaels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michaels.
Michaels pushes Slade up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kennedy Michaels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michaels 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Kennedy Michaels!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Kennedy Michaels!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Kennedy Michaels!
Kennedy Michaels wins by unanimous decision!
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