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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy has chosen Alter Bridge - The Damage Done as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Draiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draiman scores with a jab.
Draiman lands with an uppercut that bounces Kennedy off the cage and back into range.
Draiman thuds a left hand into Kennedy's body.
Kennedy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a takedown but Draiman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kennedy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Draiman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draiman rushes Kennedy and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draiman.
Kennedy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Draiman smiles and moves away.
Draiman looks to land a combination. Kennedy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Mark Kennedy has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Draiman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kennedy is rocked!
Draiman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kennedy momentarily.
Kennedy is still on wobbly legs! Can Draiman finish him?
Draiman closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kennedy seems to have recovered his senses.
Kennedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Draiman pushes Kennedy off looking to stand but Kennedy dives back in and keeps control.
Kennedy is controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Draiman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Draiman connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kennedy under the eye.
Draiman drives through and clinches with Kennedy against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Draiman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kennedys head.
Kennedy takes a shot to 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!
Draiman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draiman moves into the clinch.
Kennedy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kennedy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Draiman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy pulls Draiman in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman is looking to stand up but Kennedy won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennedy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kennedy has a closed guard, preventing Draiman from standing up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Draiman postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Kennedy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Myles Draiman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennedy moves to clinch but Draiman breaks away
and Draiman counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Draiman misses with the combination.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Draiman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draiman throws a low kick, looking for Kennedy's leg but Kennedy calmly moves out of range.
Kennedy with the counter takedown but Draiman avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Draiman.
Draiman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Draiman throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Draiman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kennedy'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.
Draiman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kennedy momentarily.
Draiman's corner calls for a 1-2. Draiman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kennedy shoots and misses
and Draiman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kennedy throws a wild hook but Draiman just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Kennedy gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Draiman raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles Draiman!
Myles Draiman decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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