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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Daniel Kennamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennamer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, J.D. Sumner - Old Man River. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Daniel Kennamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennamer fails with a takedown attempt.
Kennamer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like James Daniel Kennamer has been cut.
Saric lands with a straight right. Kennamer didn't see that one coming.
Saric misses with a hook. Kennamer ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennamer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kennamer tries to counter with a takedown but Saric is quick to defend against it.
Saric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kennamer counters with a takedown into side control.
Saric sneaks out the side door and pushes Kennamer away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Zdravko Saric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kennamer counters with a shoot takedown. Saric fights it but they end up in guard.
Kennamer looking to pass the guard.
Kennamer throwing strikes but missing.
Saric keeping moving, preventing Kennamer from controlling successfully.
Kennamer postures up in Saric's guard and throws a big left but Saric blocks it.
Kennamer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saric preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kennamer throws a strike but Saric rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennamer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saric controls the pace.
Saric would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kennamer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kennamer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saric is one step ahead there.
Saric controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Saric misses with a hook. Kennamer ducked under it nicely.
Saric has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kennamer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Saric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennamer moves away.
Kennamer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kennamer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Saric napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kennamer 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.
Kennamer wants to control but Saric is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Kennamer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kennamer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kennamer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kennamer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kennamer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zdravko Saric will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Daniel Kennamer's cut.
That's time! Kennamer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the body from Saric misses
and Kennamer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saric won't be happy with that.
Saric wants to get back to his feet but Kennamer is dominant here and he's now got Saric's back!
Kennamer trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kennamer thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Kennamer has the hooks in. Saric is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Saric has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kennamer.
Kennamer missing with strikes.
Kennamer thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Kennamer connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Saric to escape the position.
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!
Kennamer thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennamer struggling to land strikes to the head as Saric covers up.
Kennamer throws a series of strikes and Saric wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Kennamer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
James Daniel Kennamer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennamer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kennamer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kennamer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kennamer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kennamer working the ground and pound effectively.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saric can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennamer trying to control but Saric is having none of it.
Kennamer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kennamer trying to control but Saric is having none of it.
Kennamer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Saric is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kennamer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saric is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennamer looking to finish with strikes here!
Kennamer misses with a head shot.
Saric really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kennamer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kennamer landing punches.
Saric really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kennamer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kennamer is landing with some decent strikes but Saric is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kennamer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saric can do to turn this around?
Kennamer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saric?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennamer looking to finish with strikes here!
Kennamer looking to finish Saric with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saric!
Kennamer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kennamer looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saric in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kennamer thowing shots but they're missing.
Kennamer dominating with strikes here.
Kennamer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Daniel Kennamer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Daniel Kennamer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kennamer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saric.
Saric throws an off balance right hand
and Kennamer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kennamer.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kennamer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kennamer looking to sit in guard and control but Saric gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saric is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kennamer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennamer has his hands on Saric's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennamer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saric is one step ahead there.
Saric content to stall in guard here.
Kennamer is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two 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.
Kennamer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennamer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kennamer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kennamer trying to mount his opponent but Saric defends it.
Kennamer controlling the action here.
Saric keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kennamer.
Kennamer working Saric over with strikes.
Kennamer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kennamer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kennamer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kennamer is trying to control. Saric wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kennamer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kennamer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Saric won't allow Kennamer to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Daniel Kennamer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kennamer 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Daniel Kennamer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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