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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Fall of Troy - F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws out a leg kick but Kennedy moves out of range and Morgan only half commits.
Morgan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kennedy counters by clinching up.
Kennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Morgan won't want to take too many of those.
Kennedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kennedy connects with a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow.
Kennedy lands a damaging elbow.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Morgan's ribcage.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kennedy connects with a knee to the head.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Morgan won't want to take too many of those.
Morgan looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kennedy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kennedy rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
Kennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kennedy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Morgan won't want to take too many of those.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Morgan in his tracks for a moment.
Kennedy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kennedy.
A knee to the head by Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morgan's face.
Kennedy lands a damaging elbow.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kennedy.
Kennedy connects with a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Morgan shrugs off.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Morgan 's eye.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kennedy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Will Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Kennedy circles away easily
and Kennedy counters by moving into the clinch.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kennedy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kennedy smiles and moves away.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kennedy counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Morgan in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Kennedy landing knees to the body.
Kennedy misses with a knee to the head.
Kennedy scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Morgan 's eye.
Kennedy lands a knee to the body.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kennedy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kennedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Kennedy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan has his takedown stuffed
and Kennedy moves into the clinch.
Kennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Morgan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morgan's defenses.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kennedy scores with a knee to the head.
Will Kennedy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kennedy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Kennedy, against the cage.
Kennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morgan's face.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Will Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Morgan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Kennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morgan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kennedy lands a damaging elbow.
Morgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kennedy walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kennedy moves into the clinch.
Kennedy trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan looking for a takedown.
Kennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morgan wants a takedown but no success here.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Morgan's ribcage.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Kennedy won't allow it.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kennedy smiles and moves away.
Kennedy wants to clinch.
Morgan misses with a takedown
and Kennedy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kennedy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Morgan 's eye.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Morgan's ribcage.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kennedy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Morgan 's eye.
A knee to the head by Kennedy.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Morgan shrugs off.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morgan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Kennedy.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
Morgan avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kennedy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kennedy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kennedy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Morgan jumps guard but Kennedy stands there with Morgan around his waist. Morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Morgan in his tracks for a moment.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Kennedy holds him up against the cage and eventually Morgan drops back down to his feet.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Morgan in his tracks for a moment.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Kennedy is controlling the position.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike from Kennedy.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Kennedy dominated that second round.
That's time! Kennedy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morgan shoots and misses
and Kennedy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kennedy connects with a knee to the head.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Kennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Will Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Morgan.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Kennedy won't allow it.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
Morgan avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kennedy lands a damaging elbow.
Kennedy working Morgan over with knees to the body.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Kennedy landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan tries to break free but Kennedy pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan has Kennedy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kennedy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Kennedy won't allow it.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Morgan wants a takedown.
Morgan wants a takedown.
Kennedy scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kennedy pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morgan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kennedy counters by clinching up.
Kennedy has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan is trying to stall.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Morgan's ribcage.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
Morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Kennedy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kennedy tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Kennedy has Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Morgan 's eye.
Morgan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Nice elbow from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Morgan won't want to take too many of those.
Kennedy lands a knee to the body.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kennedy is pressed up against the cage. Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kennedy down to the mat. Kennedy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kennedy wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kennedy counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kennedy.
Will Kennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kennedy.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morgan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morgan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan is trying to drag Kennedy to the mat but Kennedy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kennedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jason Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kennedy 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Kennedy!
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energy
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pop
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