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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slick Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Canada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Captain Canada enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Slick Kennedy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Captain Canada! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kennedy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kennedy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Canada doesn't seem bothered though. Kennedy tries to bum rush Canada with a series of wild strikes but Canada uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kennedy scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Captain Canada has been cut. A telegraphed right hand from Canada misses the target. Canada lands a jab-cross combination. Canada blocks a jab. A chopping leg kick lands by Kennedy. Kennedy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. 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 combination but it was largely blocked by Canada. Canada connects with the punch. Kennedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Canada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kennedy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Canada's knee momentarily. Canada looks gassed! Canada misses with a looping right. Canada throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range. Canada throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily. Kennedy throws a combination that misses and Canada counters with a two punch combo. Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Canada.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kennedy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canada. Kennedy thows a body shot but no joy. Kennedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Canada counters with a straight right hand. Kennedy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Kennedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kennedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Canada cracks Kennedy with a right hand to the side of the head. Canada keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Kennedy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Canada. Canada closes the distance and lands a one-two. Canada misses with a combination
and Kennedy counters with a lovely shot to the body. Canada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Canada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Canada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Nice uppercut there from Canada.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Canada throws a right and a left that Kennedy avoids nicely. Kennedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Canada to counter with a crisp jab. Canada looks to land a combination. Kennedy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Kennedy misses with a few strikes there.
Kennedy has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice takedown defense from Canada. No joy for Kennedy on that attempt. Kennedy misses with a hook. Canada ducked under it nicely. Canada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Kennedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Canada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Canada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kennedy counters with a stiff right hand. Canada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Kennedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Canada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Canada throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Kennedy misses. Kennedy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Kennedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Canada counters with a series of strikes. Kennedy will be more careful next time no doubt. A bone on bone clash there as Canada blocks the leg kick.
Captain Canada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Canada clobbers Kennedy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Canada throws a hook but Kennedy avoids it easily. Kennedy throws a body punch but Canada moves out of range. Kennedy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kennedy duly obliges. Canada is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Kennedy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Kennedy tries to bum rush Canada with a series of wild strikes but Canada uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Canada throws a series of punches but Kennedy avoids them all with ease. Canada misses with the combination.
Kennedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Canada counters with a straight right hand. Canada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four 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. Canada tries to bum rush Kennedy with a series of wild strikes but Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Canada missing with a left hand there. Kennedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kennedy tries to land a leg kick but Canada saw it coming and moves away.
Canada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kennedy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Canada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kennedy counters with a series of strikes. Canada will be more careful next time no doubt. Kennedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Canada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Canada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Kennedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Canada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Canada blocks a leg kick. Good exchange - Canada coming out on top. Kennedy misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Canada dominated that round. The cut man is working on Captain Canada's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Canada avoids them all with ease. Canada moves away from the strike by Kennedy. Kennedy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canada. Kennedy throws a right and a left that both miss. Kennedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canada.
Canada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Kennedy misses with a combination
letting Canada counter with a right hand. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Decent striking displayed by Canada there. Canada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Canada closes the distance and lands a one-two. Canada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab, jab by Canada - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Canada as Kennedy shoots in. Canada blocks a head kick by Kennedy.
Canada throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease. Canada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Canada misses. Kennedy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Canada's guard. Kennedy working some strikes from top position. Canada lands a decent shot there. Canada throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kennedy stands up from guard. Let's bang! Kennedy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kennedy throws a combination that misses and Canada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Canada's corner calls for a 1-2. Canada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Kennedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Canada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Canada connects with the punch. Kennedy tries to clinch but Canada moves out of range. Kennedy stalks Canada and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Canada's face. Canada staggers backwards, shaken. Kennedy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Kennedy defending well as Canada loads up on a big left hand. Kennedy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kennedy. Kennedy clinches but Canada breaks the clinch and Canada counters with a three punch combo that has Kennedy backing up. Kennedy nods at Canada to acknowledge the strikes. Kennedy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Canada backs up against the cage.
Canada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canada. Kennedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Canada counters with a nice uppercut. Canada stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kennedy throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Canada counter with a right hand. Canada clobbers Kennedy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Canada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kennedy counters with a nice double leg into guard. Canada will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kennedy throwing strikes but missing. Canada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kennedy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Canada is on top in guard.
Canada with a flurry of punches that miss. Kennedy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Canada manages to get himself to full guard.
Kennedy 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. Kennedy looking to pass the guard. Kennedy postures up and lands a big shot to Canada's brow. Kennedy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Kennedy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Kennedy postures up in Canada's guard and throws a big left but Canada blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Canada looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Canada throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Kennedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Canada counters with a left and a right that stings Kennedy. Kennedy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Canada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy. Kennedy misses with a combination
and Canada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Canada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canada.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kennedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canada. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Slick Kennedy will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Captain Canada'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!
Canada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy. Kennedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Canada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Canada throws a combination that misses and Kennedy counters with a nice leg kick. Kennedy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Kennedy drops an elbow to the side of Canada's head. Kennedy trying to control the action but Canada is working from the bottom. Kennedy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Kennedy blocks the strikes from Canada.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Canada wants to get back to full guard. Kennedy working over Canada with some ground and pound. Canada looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Canada striking from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Canada wants to improve his position but Kennedy is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch. Kennedy with a poor takedown and Canada counters with a two punch combo. Canada checks a low kick from Kennedy. Canada misses with a looping left. Kennedy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Canada throws a big shot that misses. Kennedy throws out a loose jab but Canada uses good head movement to avoid it. A combination from Canada does no damage. Kennedy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Canada scores with a decent looking hook. A punch combination from Kennedy misses. A nice combination there by Canada.
Captain Canada seems to be getting the better of the standup. Canada's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Canada duly obliges. Canada is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Kennedy misses with a double jab
and Canada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kennedy misses with a two punch combination.
Canada lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Canada.
Kennedy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Canada's waist but Canada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kennedy off to one side. Kennedy throws a combination that misses and Canada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Kennedy misses with an uppercut. Kennedy misses with a double jab
and Canada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Canada tries to bum rush Kennedy with a series of wild strikes but Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Canada misses with a combination
so Kennedy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Kennedy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kennedy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Kennedy throws a big right hand that misses. Canada throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Canada throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kennedy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Kennedy throws a series of punches but Canada moves out of range. Kennedy fails to land with a series of punches.
Canada misses with a double jab.
Canada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick by Kennedy misses and Canada counters with a three punch combo that has Kennedy backing up. Kennedy nods at Canada to acknowledge the strikes. Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but Canada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four 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. Canada misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a three punch combo that has Canada backing up. Canada nods at Kennedy to acknowledge the strikes. A jab lands there for Canada. Kennedy throws a series of strikes that have Canada backpedaling.
Kennedy dodges the punch combination from Canada.
Kennedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Canada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kennedy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Canada moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The fight stays on the outside here - Kennedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Canada scores with a jab to the head.
Kennedy walks into a left hand. Kennedy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Canada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kennedy throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight! Slick Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round. I think Kennedy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slick Kennedy!
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