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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Drink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Kennedy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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 New York, Fred Drink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Kennedy !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy shoots in for a double leg but Drink sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drink shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drink lands a nice short elbow.
Drink looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kennedy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kennedy looks winded!
Drink not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drink sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kennedy defending well though.
Drink missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drink wants to work for an arm triangle but Kennedy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kennedy trying to hold on to Drink's head to control him but Drink postures up.
Drink missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drink is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drink is looking for a kimura but Kennedy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drink to get the leverage.
Drink seems to be working for a kimura but Kennedy defends the submission attempt.
Drink wants to free his trapped foot but Kennedy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Drink is trying to control the action in half guard but Kennedy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kennedy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drink is working for a kimura but Kennedy is defending it quite comfortably.
Kennedy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kennedy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drink is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kennedy defends it well.
Drink is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drink seems to be looking for submissions.
Drink is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drink not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drink trying to control from half guard but Kennedy is working away.
Kennedy is trying to stand up here but Drink is controlling him well.
Kennedy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drink pulls his head out easily.
Drink working the head and body with strikes.
Drink working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drink scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Drink is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drink keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drink looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kennedy has hold of Drink's hands but Drink slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Drink dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drink fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kennedy sprawls well initially but Drink persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drink connects with a nice short shot to Kennedy 's temple.
Drink is looking to advance position but Kennedy won't allow it.
Drink landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kennedy wants to get back to his feet.
Drink not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fred Drink overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drink moves into full mount! Kennedy won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drink with good strikes from the mount here!
Drink looking to control but Kennedy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drink raining down shots from the mount!
Drink controlling from the full mount.
Drink looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Drink lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Drink lands a couple of good shots and Kennedy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kennedy is rocked!
Drink connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kennedy to escape the position.
Kennedy is still in real trouble! Can Drink finish him?
Drink has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Kennedy ! Can he survive? No! He's out! Drink gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fred Drink!
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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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