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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Chaize (ranked 2980 p4p, 331 weight class) and John Kennedy (ranked 2934 p4p, 323 weight class). Kennedy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shot Through the Heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Kennedy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacques Chaize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaize appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chaize keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaize gets tackled into the cage by Kennedy. Kennedy maintains the clinch.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Chaize lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chaize escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chaize lands with a good body shot.
Chaize throws a poor cross that misses
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kennedy wants to clinch
and Chaize counters with a nice uppercut.
John Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Chaize tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chaize manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chaize was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chaize works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chaize keeps the fight on the outside.
Kennedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to clinch but Chaize slips to the side
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
Chaize lands a right hook to the body.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaize paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaize lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kennedy at a distance.
Kennedy misses with a looping right.
Chaize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Kennedy looks to move away, Chaize throws a big counter combo but Kennedy just gets out of the way.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kennedy takes the fight into the clinch.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaize escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize is having none of it.
Chaize looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chaize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaize swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Chaize swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chaize lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kennedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kennedy misses with a hook
and Chaize counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaize scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize moves out of range.
Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kennedy throws an off balance right hand
and Chaize counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kennedy thinking.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize is having none of it.
Kennedy wants to clinch but Chaize slips to the side
and Chaize counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaize paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy doesn't manage to clinch there - Chaize circles away.
Chaize is looking to counter punch.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize moves out of range.
Kennedy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaize counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chaize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaize.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
Chaize moves out of range as Kennedy strikes.
Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chaize went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kennedy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chaize throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kennedy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chaize is looking to wear down Kennedy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kennedy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Chaize swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chaize was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chaize circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chaize slips a straight right by Kennedy.
Chaize lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize scores with a hook.
Kennedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chaize.
Kennedy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chaize manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a right hand
enabling Chaize to counter with a crisp jab.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Chaize.
Kennedy clinches with his opponent.
Chaize manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chaize connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kennedy scrambles back to his feet.
Kennedy has Chaize up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Chaize - that landed with a thud.
Chaize pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chaize avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kennedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chaize.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chaize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Chaize 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chaize jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kennedy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Chaize misses.
Chaize is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Kennedy clinches.
Chaize breaks the clinch.
Chaize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaize circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaize misses with a body shot.
Kennedy is looking to clinch but Chaize is avoiding it.
Kennedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaize.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kennedy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chaize.
Chaize is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kennedy misses with a right hand
and Chaize counters with a straight right hand.
John Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennedy slips under a jab from Chaize.
Kennedy lands with a cross.
Kennedy darts in trying to clinch
and Chaize counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kennedy misses with a double jab.
Kennedy connects with a looping right hand.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize is having none of it.
Chaize swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chaize swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaize steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
Chaize swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chaize looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennedy is just out of range.
Good shot there by Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chaize makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chaize takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kennedy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chaize in his tracks.
Kennedy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
Kennedy tries to clinch up
and Chaize counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kennedy throws a right and a left that Chaize avoids nicely.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaize tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Kennedy.
Kennedy moves to clinch but Chaize breaks away
and Chaize counters with a series of strikes. Kennedy will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize is having none of it.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut. Chaize saw that one coming.
Chaize throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize moves away
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
Chaize scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chaize lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chaize's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kennedy under the eye.
Kennedy scores with a nice strike.
Kennedy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chaize doesn't seem bothered though.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Chaize pushes him off.
Jacques Chaize is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaize ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Kennedy doesn't manage to clinch there - Chaize circles away.
Kennedy throws an off balance right hand
and Chaize counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaize lands with a good body shot.
Kennedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacques Chaize is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chaize misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacques Chaize.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chaize, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Jacques Chaize!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jacques Chaize!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Jacques Chaize!
Jacques Chaize wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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