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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nope Chuck Testa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennison has chosen Hero as his entrance music. Karl Kennison told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nope Chuck Testa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Kennison!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuck Testa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chuck Testa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennison.
Kennison has managed to clinch.
Chuck Testa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kennison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kennison controlling the action here for a moment.
Chuck Testa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kennison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chuck Testa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chuck Testa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennison.
Karl Kennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chuck Testa looks to throw the jab but Kennison is out of range.
Kennison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chuck Testa is out of range.
Kennison misses with a wild body shot.
Kennison closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kennison takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kennison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chuck Testa.
Kennison is struggling to control the position.
Chuck Testa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kennison throws a head punch that misses.
Kennison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kennison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chuck Testa.
Chuck Testa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chuck Testa tries for a takedown but Kennison manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nope Chuck Testa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennison missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kennison.
Kennison tries a knee to the head but Chuck Testa blocks it.
Kennison trying to land knees to the body.
Chuck Testa is trying to break the clinch but Kennison is controlling him.
Kennison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Testa being controlled against the ropes.
Chuck Testa avoiding damage as Kennison throws knees to the body.
Kennison leaning against his opponent.
Kennison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kennison swings wildly with an uppercut but Chuck Testa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennison tries to land knees in the clinch but Chuck Testa avoids the damage to the body.
Chuck Testa has had enough of the clinch but Kennison keeps him there for the moment.
Kennison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chuck Testa tries to break the clinch but Kennison is controlling the position.
Kennison looking to throw knees to the head but Chuck Testa is blocking nicely.
Chuck Testa wants to break free but Kennison has control.
Kennison misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chuck Testa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kennison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chuck Testa throws a series of punches but Kennison avoids them all with ease.
Kennison is looking to clinch.
Chuck Testa lands a lovely overhand right.
Kennison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chuck Testa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kennison scrambles back to his feet.
Kennison wants to clinch up but Chuck Testa keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Chuck Testa.
Kennison has closed the distance and engaged Chuck Testa in a clinch.
Chuck Testa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kennison is defending well.
Kennison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Testa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kennison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chuck Testa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kennison throws a punch but it's blocked by Chuck Testa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chuck Testa.
Kennison has Chuck Testa pressed against the ropes, preventing Chuck Testa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kennison digs a right hand underneath Chuck Testa's ribcage. Chuck Testa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kennison landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennison missing with knees to the body.
Kennison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kennison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chuck Testa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennison working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuck Testa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chuck Testa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kennison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chuck Testa has Kennison pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kennison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kennison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chuck Testa blocks a head kick by Kennison.
Kennison misses the shot to the body.
Kennison scores with a leg kick.
Kennison has Chuck Testa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chuck Testa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kennison tries to land knees in the clinch but Chuck Testa avoids the damage to the body.
Kennison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chuck Testa backwards.
Kennison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chuck Testa is defending well for now.
Kennison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chuck Testa is defending well for now.
Chuck Testa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kennison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chuck Testa.
Chuck Testa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kennison has him pressed against the ropes.
Kennison lands a damaging elbow.
Kennison is trying to stall.
Kennison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chuck Testa backwards.
Chuck Testa goes for a takedown attempt but Kennison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kennison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chuck Testa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennison has managed to clinch.
Chuck Testa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kennison misses with a knee to the head.
Kennison scores a nice knee to the body.
Kennison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kennison misses with an elbow over the top.
Chuck Testa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chuck Testa wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nope Chuck Testa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennison misses with the head strike.
Chuck Testa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kennison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kennison misses with an uppercut.
Chuck Testa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chuck Testa moves out of range of the leg kick from Kennison.
Chuck Testa fails to land with a series of punches.
Chuck Testa misses the shot to the body.
Kennison has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chuck Testa tries to circle away but Kennison has him pinned against the ropes.
Kennison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chuck Testa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison lands a good knee to the midsection. Chuck Testa won't want to take too many of those.
Kennison misses with a knee to the head.
Chuck Testa tries for a takedown but Kennison manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kennison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chuck Testa blocks it with crossed arms.
Kennison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kennison throws an elbow but misses.
Chuck Testa prevents a body shot from Kennison.
Chuck Testa is trying to break the clinch but Kennison has him pressed against the ropes.
Chuck Testa has Kennison pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kennison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kennison throws an elbow but it misses.
Chuck Testa blocks the elbow strike.
Chuck Testa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kennison.
Kennison has Chuck Testa pressed against the ropes.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison tries a body shot but Chuck Testa blocks it.
Kennison stops a takedown attempt from Chuck Testa.
Kennison lands a nice elbow.
Kennison struggles to land a body shot inside as Chuck Testa controls his hands.
Chuck Testa avoiding damage as Kennison throws knees to the body.
Kennison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kennison scores a nice knee to the body.
Karl Kennison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chuck Testa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chuck Testa.
Kennison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuck Testa is trying to break free.
Chuck Testa managing to block the knees to the body from Kennison.
Kennison throws a head punch that misses.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chuck Testa avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kennison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chuck Testa throws a nice looking combination but Kennison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chuck Testa misses with a double jab.
Kennison tries to clinch but Chuck Testa moves out of range.
Chuck Testa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kennison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennison misses with a head kick.
Kennison throws a poor cross that misses
and Chuck Testa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kennison misses with a hook.
Kennison misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chuck Testa. Kennison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kennison dodges the punch combination from Chuck Testa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chuck Testa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chuck Testa lands a slapping body shot.
Chuck Testa blocks a leg kick.
Chuck Testa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kennison dodges the punch combination from Chuck Testa.
Kennison throws a hook to the side of Chuck Testa's head but Chuck Testa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chuck Testa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chuck Testa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennison moves away.
Kennison throws a leg kick that misses.
Kennison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennison tries to clinch up but Chuck Testa circles away and keeps his distance.
Chuck Testa slips a straight right by Kennison.
Kennison feints and then cracks Chuck Testa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chuck Testa down.
Kennison is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kennison instigates a clinch.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the head but Chuck Testa blocks with his arms.
Kennison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kennison struggles to land a body shot inside as Chuck Testa controls his hands.
Kennison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Kennison.
Kennison missing with knees to the body.
Chuck Testa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chuck Testa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chuck Testa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kennison missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kennison.
Chuck Testa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kennison is defending well.
Chuck Testa is trying to break the clinch but Kennison is controlling him.
Kennison working Chuck Testa over with knees to the body.
Chuck Testa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kennison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nope Chuck Testa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennison missing with knees to the body.
Chuck Testa is working for takedown but Kennison is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chuck Testa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chuck Testa tries to score a body lock takedown but Kennison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kennison trying to land knees to the body.
Kennison has Chuck Testa pressed against the ropes, preventing Chuck Testa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kennison lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Testa tries to break the clinch but Kennison is controlling the position.
Chuck Testa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chuck Testa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kennison wants to stand but Chuck Testa is controlling the position.
Chuck Testa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chuck Testa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karl Kennison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kennison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chuck Testa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chuck Testa tries to free his leg and advance position but Kennison is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Kennison.
I've got Kennison 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Kennison!
Karl Kennison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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