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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Kennedy has chosen Street Spirit (Fade Out) by RadioHead as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kennedy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Demikovic is out of range and Kennedy settles back down.
Demikovic dives in and grabs Kennedy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kennedy pushes down on Demikovic's head and hops out.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Demikovic.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demikovic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ground and pound from Demikovic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kennedy regains half guard, as Demikovic was trying to land strikes.
Demikovic tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Demikovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Demikovic trying to control the action but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Kennedy is concentrating on defense, preventing Demikovic from advancing position.
Demikovic stalling.
Kennedy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Demikovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Demikovic wants to stand up but Kennedy is controlling the position.
Demikovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Kennedy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nicolai Demikovic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kennedy is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kennedy wants to improve his position but Demikovic is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Demikovic in particular looking to stall.
Demikovic trying to control from Kennedy's half guard. Kennedy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Demikovic from controlling successfully.
Demikovic won't allow Kennedy to sweep him here.
We're going to have a standup here because Nicolai Demikovic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Demikovic drives through and clinches with Kennedy against the cage.
Demikovic controlling the action here for a moment.
Kennedy pushes Demikovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Demikovic blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kennedy gets underhooks to prevent Demikovic's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeff Kennedy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Demikovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kennedy connects with a body shot.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut. Demikovic saw that one coming.
Kennedy lands a jab to Demikovic's midsection.
Kennedy throws a left that rocks Demikovic and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kennedy dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Demikovic regain composure!
Demikovic is rocked!
It looks like Nicolai Demikovic has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Oh Demikovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kennedy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Demikovic to see if he's OK.
Demikovic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kennedy lands a strong strike to the head of Demikovic. That's dazed him! Kennedy looking to finish here. Demikovic is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kennedy lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Kennedy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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