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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Antero Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antero Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen misses with a hook.
Jarvinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jarvinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sloppy strikes from Jarvinen. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Kennedy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kennedy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A clash of legs there as Jarvinen blocks the low kick.
Jarvinen looks to throw the jab but Kennedy is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Kennedy.
Jarvinen scores with a hook to the body. Kennedy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Jarvinen avoids them all with ease.
Jarvinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jarvinen throws a solid leg kick but Kennedy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jarvinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jarvinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kennedy cracks Jarvinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
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!
Jarvinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kennedy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy's corner calls for a 1-2. Kennedy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jarvinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kennedy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jarvinen avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
Jarvinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kennedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jarvinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jarvinen throws a chopping leg kick but Kennedy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kennedy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kennedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarvinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kennedy.
Jarvinen is looking to counter punch.
Jarvinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kennedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Jarvinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range.
Kennedy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen connects with a body shot that sends Kennedy's belly button to the back.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chris Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennedy. Jarvinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Jarvinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jarvinen swings for the body but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy throws a head kick but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Kennedy lands a lovely overhand right.
Kennedy lands a nice looking body shot.
Jarvinen wants to land a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range.
Kennedy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jarvinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jarvinen tries to land a leg kick but Kennedy saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kennedy throws a push kick but Jarvinen slaps the foot to one side.
Kennedy jabs at Jarvinen's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarvinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range and Jarvinen settles back down.
Kennedy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice shot lands for Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kennedy dominated that round.
That's time! Jarvinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kennedy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarvinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jarvinen lands a high kick!
Jarvinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
Kennedy gets tackled into the ropes by Jarvinen. Jarvinen maintains the clinch.
Kennedy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kennedy throws a shot to the body.
Kennedy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jarvinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennedy moves away.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick
and Jarvinen counters with a three punch combo that has Kennedy backing up. Kennedy nods at Jarvinen to acknowledge the strikes.
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 misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Jarvinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarvinen is looking to wear down Kennedy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jarvinen avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jarvinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kennedy. That did some damage!
Jarvinen blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen motions for Kennedy to come forward. Jarvinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
Jarvinen looks to land a right hand but Kennedy moved out of range.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kennedy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kennedy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jarvinen checks it well.
Jarvinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kennedy's head backwards.
Jarvinen avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
Jarvinen misses with a looping left.
Jarvinen throws a low kick, looking for Kennedy's leg but Kennedy calmly moves out of range.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Kennedy wants to land a leg kick but Jarvinen is out of range.
Jarvinen avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen checks the leg kick.
Kennedy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarvinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Kennedy.
Kennedy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kennedy lands with a shot to the body.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvinen with a jab.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Jarvinen throws a leg kick which misses Kennedy's front leg but catches the back leg as Kennedy tries to avoid it.
Kennedy throws a front kick aimed at Jarvinen's knee but Jarvinen avoids it well.
Nice shot by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen misses the shot to the body.
Kennedy checks the leg kick.
Kennedy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jarvinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Kennedy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Jarvinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jarvinen misses with the combination.
Jarvinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Jarvinen tries to clinch there but Kennedy circles away.
Kennedy lands the left hand.
Jarvinen misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Kennedy there.
Kennedy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kennedy misses with a body punch
and Jarvinen counters with a three punch combo that has Kennedy backing up. Kennedy nods at Jarvinen to acknowledge the strikes.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Jarvinen checks it.
Jarvinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kennedy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jarvinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kennedy scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarvinen misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Jarvinen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jarvinen checks a leg kick.
Jarvinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kennedy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jarvinen misses with a hook. Kennedy ducked under it nicely.
Kennedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jarvinen throws out the jab.
Kennedy misses with a leg kick
and Kennedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jarvinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good work by Jarvinen as he checks the leg kick.
Jarvinen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jarvinen looks to land a right hand but Kennedy moved out of range.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Jarvinen moved away.
Jarvinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kennedy slips a jab from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.
Jarvinen cracks Kennedy with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen feints and then cracks Kennedy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kennedy down.
Jarvinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Jarvinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jarvinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jarvinen misses with a hook. Kennedy ducked under it nicely.
Kennedy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kennedy with a jab.
Kennedy lands with a good body shot.
Jarvinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jarvinen connects with a jab.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chris Kennedy just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jarvinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jarvinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy tried to score with a low kick but Jarvinen checks it.
Jarvinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jarvinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kennedy catches Jarvinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kennedy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jarvinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jarvinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jarvinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jarvinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kennedy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jarvinen is out of range.
Kennedy blocks a leg kick.
Kennedy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy takes a swing at Jarvinen's ribcage but misses.
Jarvinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kennedy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chris Kennedy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kennedy checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvinen manages to avoid it.
Jarvinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kennedy tries to land a body kick
and Jarvinen counters with a straight right hand.
Kennedy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jarvinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kennedy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jarvinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Kennedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennedy. Jarvinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarvinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jarvinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Kennedy coming out on top.
Kennedy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kennedy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jarvinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kennedy.
An attempted straight right counter from Jarvinen misses the target.
Jarvinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Jarvinen finds it's target.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarvinen is just out of range.
Jarvinen avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Kennedy. Beautiful body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kennedy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jarvinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jarvinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jarvinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Kennedy catches Jarvinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jarvinen misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kennedy to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kennedy dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kennedy throws a front kick aimed at Jarvinen's knee but Jarvinen avoids it well.
Kennedy checks a leg kick nicely.
Kennedy tries a quick counter leg kick but Jarvinen is wise to it.
Kennedy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jarvinen.
Kennedy throws a right and a left that Jarvinen avoids nicely.
Jarvinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kennedy misses with a body shot.
Kennedy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
Jarvinen swings for the body but Kennedy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy misses with a double jab.
Kennedy checks a leg kick.
Jarvinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
Nice defenses there by Jarvinen.
Kennedy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jarvinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jarvinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kennedy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kennedy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kennedy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chris Kennedy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jarvinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kennedy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Antero Jarvinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennedy throws a right hand that misses
and Jarvinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Kennedy slips under a jab.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot.
Kennedy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarvinen moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarvinen takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kennedy can pounce on him.
Kennedy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kennedy misses with a body shot.
Jarvinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kennedy tried to score with a low kick but Jarvinen checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Jarvinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jarvinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jarvinen misses with a wild body shot.
Kennedy throws a head kick but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Jarvinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kennedy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jarvinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kennedy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kennedy slips a straight right by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Kennedy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Kennedy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kennedy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Kennedy!
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RATING
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