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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Engine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Engine comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy train. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Engine! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Kennedy! The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Engine fails to land with a series of punches.
Engine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kennedy lands with a right hand. Engine has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Kennedy tests Engine's chin there with a solid looking shot. Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Engine manages to avoid it. Engine swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy. Kennedy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Tom Kennedy has been cut. 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! Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Engine throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Engine clinches up with Kennedy and pushes him back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Engine. Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Engine's elbow. Engine blocks an uppercut.
Engine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Engine is looking to break free of the clinch but Kennedy has double underhooks. Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Engine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Engine's elbow. Engine tries to throw a body punch but Kennedy avoids it by throwing Engine back against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Engine's face as he tries to break the clinch. Engine blocking some punches.
Kennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Engine's efforts to push away. Engine lands a hook to the side of the head. Engine breaks the clinch.
Engine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Engine throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease. A jab lands there for Kennedy. Kennedy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Kennedy digs a good body shot into Engine's ribs. Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Engine.
Thomas Engine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kennedy lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Engine goes down and covers up as Kennedy starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Kennedy!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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