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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chris Kennedy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennedy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Swanson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Swanson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Swanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kennedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kennedy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kennedy lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kennedy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Kennedy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kennedy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy connects with a nice looking jab.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy sets himself, and Swanson steps forward looking for the clinch! Kennedy avoids it this time.
Swanson walks into a stiff left hand from Kennedy.
Kennedy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swanson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Kennedy connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Kennedy slips the punch.
Swanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy lands a glancing blow to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Kennedy does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kennedy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Ron Swanson has been cut.
Swanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy.
A shot to the liver by Kennedy. Beautiful body shot.
Swanson thows a leg kick but Kennedy checks it
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swanson.
Kennedy slips under a jab.
Swanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
Swanson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kennedy cracks a nice hook into Swanson's ribs.
Kennedy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Swanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kennedy tried to counter with a leg kick but Swanson avoided it.
Swanson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kennedy throws a low kick but Swanson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson'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.
Swanson throws a hook to the side of Kennedy's head but Kennedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kennedy lands with a kick to the temple. Swanson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Swanson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kennedy lands a nice hook to Swanson's body. Swanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kennedy throws a combination. Swanson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Swanson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson misses with a two punch combination.
Kennedy throws a front kick that sends Swanson stumbling back into the ropes.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Swanson.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. Swanson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kennedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Swanson.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kennedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Swanson wants to clinch.
Kennedy lands with a shot to the body.
Swanson throws a lazy body kick
and Kennedy counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a good cross that connects.
Kennedy is looking to wear down Swanson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kennedy keeps Swanson at a distance using the push kick.
Kennedy lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kennedy.
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kennedy digs a good body shot into Swanson's ribs.
Kennedy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Swanson takes one to the side of the head.
Swanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kennedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kennedy. That snapped Swanson's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Swanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kennedy lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kennedy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
Kennedy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Swanson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson throws an off balance right hand
and Kennedy counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennedy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kennedy lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Kennedy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kennedy.
Swanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Kennedy as he connects with a hook.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kennedy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chris Kennedy is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Swanson is rocked!
Kennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Swanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kennedy finish him?
Kennedy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kennedy 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 throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kennedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ron Swanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy lands a nice hook to Swanson's body. Swanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kennedy can pounce on him.
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
Kennedy sizes up Swanson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kennedy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kennedy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Kennedy works Swanson's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Swanson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Swanson clinches up against the ropes.
Swanson looking to stall.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
Kennedy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Swanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kennedy's efforts to push away.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
Swanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson presses Kennedy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kennedy manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
Swanson is looking to clinch but Kennedy is avoiding it.
Swanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kennedy counters with a left to the body.
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kennedy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kennedy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swanson checks a leg kick.
Kennedy sets himself, and Swanson steps forward looking for the clinch! Kennedy avoids it this time.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kennedy. That's going to slow Swanson down.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Kennedy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Swanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kennedy cracks Swanson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Swanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kennedy doesn't seem phased though.
Kennedy lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kennedy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kennedy cracks the inside of Swanson's front leg.
Swanson misses with a hook
and Kennedy counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swanson throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the head.
Swanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kennedy counters with a body kick that stops Swanson in his tracks momentarily.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
Kennedy punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Swanson misses with a combination
and Kennedy counters with a one-two to the body.
Swanson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A good leg kick by 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!
Kennedy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swanson tries to clinch up.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
Kennedy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kennedy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson tries to counter with a clinch but Kennedy shakes him off and moves away.
Kennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Kennedy scores with a body shot.
Kennedy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Swanson takes a step back to recover.
Kennedy thumps Swanson with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Swanson.
Kennedy keeps Swanson at a distance using the push kick.
Swanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kennedy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Kennedy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kennedy.
Swanson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kennedy had his way with Ron Swanson in that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Kennedy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kennedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swanson in his tracks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
Swanson walks into a jab.
Swanson misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Swanson moves forwards but Kennedy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swanson's hands.
Kennedy jabs at Swanson's body.
You can see that Swanson has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kennedy.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swanson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheers as Kennedy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swanson doesn't seem phased though.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Swanson misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kennedy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Kennedy - just one landing.
Chris Kennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swanson throws a right hand that misses
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kennedy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swanson's calf.
Swanson clinches up against the ropes.
Swanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swanson's elbow.
Kennedy scores with a shot to the side of Swanson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy breaks from the clinch.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries to clinch up but Kennedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Swanson backs away, Kennedy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
Swanson tries to clinch
and Kennedy counters with a low kick, right behind Swanson 's knee.
Swanson misses with a body shot
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Swanson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kennedy - the referee stops the clock and Swanson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kennedy. Swanson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kennedy scoring well with a low kick there.
Swanson misses with a combination
and Kennedy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ron Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennedy scores with a three punch combo!
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kennedy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kennedy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Chris Kennedy wins by unanimous decision!
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