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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy comes to the ring accompanied by Frank Zappa - Echidna's Arf (Of You) . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Mosby!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy gets tackled into the ropes by Mosby. Mosby maintains the clinch.
Mosby takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ted Mosby has been cut.
We've been informed that Mosby has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Mosby takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kennedy is looking to control Mosby's arms but Mosby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kennedy has his back to the ropes.
Kennedy takes a shot to the head.
Mosby gets through Kennedy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy leaning against his opponent.
Kennedy blocks a body shot from Mosby.
A left hand lands to the body for Mosby.
Kennedy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy throws an elbow that misses.
Mosby lands with a left to the head.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kennedy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kennedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mosby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
Mosby avoids the elbow strike from Kennedy, against the ropes.
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking to control Mosby's arms but Mosby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kennedy has his back to the ropes.
Mosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mosby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mosby dodges an elbow strike from Kennedy.
Mosby blocks an elbow strike.
Kennedy tries to stall but Mosby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mosby tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Mosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kennedy is pushing Mosby up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mosby takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mosby has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
Mosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mosby tries to throw a body punch but Kennedy avoids it by throwing Mosby back against the ropes.
Kennedy blocks a body shot from Mosby.
Kennedy is pushing Mosby up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mosby blocks an uppercut.
Mosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kennedy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kennedy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mosby lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Mosby as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kennedy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mosby's brow.
Mosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mosby.
Kennedy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mosby avoids a wild elbow strike from Kennedy.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ted Mosby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ted Mosby's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mosby ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Mosby throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kennedy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kennedy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kennedy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mosby clinches with his opponent.
Ted Mosby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kennedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mosby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mosby tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby lands with a light punch inside.
Mosby misses with a punch to the body.
Mosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy throws an elbow that misses.
Kennedy taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mosby.
Mosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mosby takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kennedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mosby.
Kennedy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mosby tries to throw a body punch but Kennedy avoids it by throwing Mosby back against the ropes.
Kennedy is trying to stall.
Mosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy misses with an elbow strike.
Kennedy throws an elbow that misses.
Kennedy looking to stall.
Mosby misses with some punches.
Mosby blocks an elbow strike.
Mosby misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mosby fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mosby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Mosby 's eye.
Kennedy taking a breather.
Kennedy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kennedy taking a breather.
Kennedy seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Mosby is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Kennedy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kennedy's elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kennedy throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mosby fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kennedy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mosby's brow.
Kennedy wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mosby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 John Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ted Mosby's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mosby pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range and Mosby settles back down.
It looked like Kennedy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mosby.
Kennedy takes one on the button.
Kennedy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mosby.
Kennedy sets himself, and Mosby steps forward looking for the clinch! Kennedy avoids it this time.
Mosby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mosby misses with a straight right.
Kennedy throws a quick counter head kick but Mosby was just out of range.
Mosby thuds his right hand into Kennedy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mosby throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Kennedy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mosby throws a leg kick but Kennedy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mosby has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby scores with a shoulder strike.
Mosby working aggressively here.
Mosby has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
Mosby avoids a wild elbow strike from Kennedy.
Kennedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mosby tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kennedy.
Kennedy blocks a body shot from Mosby.
Mosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennedy misses with an elbow strike.
Mosby tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Mosby fails to land.
Mosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kennedy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kennedy trying to stall but Mosby improves his position.
Mosby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mosby.
Mosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby managing to block the knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mosby digs a right hand underneath Kennedy's ribcage. Kennedy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kennedy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosby.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mosby works on Kennedy's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Mosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
A short right from Mosby on the inside.
Mosby blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mosby.
Mosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Mosby really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Mosby's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mosby.
Mosby delivers a nice body kick.
Kennedy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mosby connects with a high kick.
Mosby clinches up against the ropes.
Kennedy throws an elbow that misses.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Mosby shrugs off.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Mosby 's eye.
Mosby avoids a wild elbow strike from Kennedy.
Kennedy pushes off an throws an elbow but Mosby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mosby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mosby lands a left hand.
Mosby misses with some punches.
Mosby has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
Mosby tries to throw a body punch but Kennedy avoids it by throwing Mosby back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to stall but Mosby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mosby.
Kennedy lands with a left to the head.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
Mosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Mosby's ribcage.
Kennedy trying to control the position but instead, Mosby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kennedy into the ropes.
A short right from Mosby.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kennedy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kennedy throws an elbow but misses.
Kennedy slowing the pace effectively.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mosby avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mosby.
Mosby has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy lands a right hand.
Kennedy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Mosby.
Mosby can't find room to land a body shot as Kennedy controls the action.
Mosby dodges an elbow strike from Kennedy.
Mosby scores with a shot to the side of Kennedy's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mosby avoids a wild elbow strike from Kennedy.
Mosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kennedy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mosby managing to block the knees to the body from Kennedy.
Mosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mosby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kennedy has Mosby pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Mosby dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ted Mosby's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mosby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennedy tries to counter by clinching up but Mosby breaks away and moves out of range.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Mosby.
Kennedy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mosby throws out a head kick that Kennedy doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Kennedy crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Kennedy's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Mosby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kennedy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kennedy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mosbys head.
Mosby misses with the head strike.
Mosby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but Mosby blocks it.
Kennedy slows down the pace here.
Kennedy tries to stall but Mosby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kennedy wants to stall.
Maybe Kennedy would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mosby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kennedy takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Mosby.
Kennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Mosby is blocking nicely.
Mosby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kennedy.
Mosby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mosby lands a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kennedy lands a knee to the body.
Mosby is working Kennedy over against the ropes.
Mosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Kennedy controls his hands.
John Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennedy is struggling to control the position.
Mosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby gets through Kennedy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennedy lands with a light punch inside.
Kennedy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mosby lands with a short shot to the head.
Kennedy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Kennedy controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Mosby.
Kennedy misses with an elbow over the top.
Kennedy prevents a body shot from Mosby.
Kennedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennedy throws an elbow that misses.
Mosby blocks an elbow strike.
Mosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mosby lands a shoulder strike.
Mosby avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Mosby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mosby 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Mosby!
An out of breath Ted Mosby thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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