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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Tuttorella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy has chosen Kernkraft 400 (Sport Chant Stadium Remix) by Zombie Nation as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Tuttorella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuttorella rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tuttorella throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
Tuttorella lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tuttorella.
Tuttorella swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
Kennedy drives through and clinches with Tuttorella against the cage.
Tuttorella wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Tuttorella prevents the takedown attempt.
Tuttorella wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The is referee keeping an eye on Kennedy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tuttorella wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Tuttorella really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kennedy tries for a takedown but Tuttorella manages to get underhooks.
Kennedy prevents Tuttorella from breaking the clinch.
Kennedy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tuttorella prevents it.
Tommy Tuttorella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Kennedy.
Tuttorella can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttorella wants to get back to striking at distance but Kennedy won't allow it.
Kennedy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kennedy wants a takedown.
Tuttorella breaks from the clinch.
Tuttorella lands with a right hand.
Tuttorella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tuttorella will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuttorella with a jab.
Tuttorella tries a head kick but it misses.
Tuttorella misses with the combination.
Tuttorella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennedy dodges the punch combination from Tuttorella.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Tuttorella pushes him off.
Kennedy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kennedy wants to control but Tuttorella is keeping him busy.
Tuttorella wants to get back to his feet.
Tuttorella is breathing heavily.
Kennedy misses with a head shot. Tuttorella uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tuttorella is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kennedy stands and throws Tuttorella's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kennedy trying to control the action but Tuttorella is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuttorella is looking for a sweep.
Kennedy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennedy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kennedy controlling the position.
Tuttorella tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kennedy controlling the pace for now.
Kennedy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tuttorella hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy working Tuttorella over with strikes here.
Kennedy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tuttorella can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tuttorella knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kennedy on the ground.
Tuttorella regains half guard.
Kennedy is keen to just control but Tuttorella is a slippery customer.
Tuttorella manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tuttorella controls Kennedy momentarily but Kennedy frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kennedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuttorella wants to stand but Kennedy is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Tuttorella will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tuttorella tries to score with a low kick but Kennedy moves his leg out of the way.
Kennedy closes the distance and clinches up with Tuttorella, looking for a takedown. Kennedy pushes Tuttorella against the cage but Tuttorella circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tuttorella throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Kennedy avoids the head kick by Tuttorella.
Tuttorella throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tuttorella throws a head kick that misses.
Tuttorella throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Tuttorella moves out of range.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kennedy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kennedy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tuttorella is trying to escape the mount.
Kennedy controlling from the full mount.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
Tuttorella regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttorella is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tuttorella has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kennedy is working away from the top position though.
Tuttorella keeping control of the position.
Tuttorella kicks Kennedy off and gets back to his feet.
Tuttorella fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kennedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tuttorella misses with a double jab.
Kennedy scores a takedown into full mount!
Kennedy prevents Tuttorella from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy unloading with bombs!
Tuttorella is squirming around, avoiding Kennedy's attempts to control the action.
Kennedy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tuttorella is trying desperately to improve position.
Tuttorella is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuttorella sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kennedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tuttorella is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tuttorella is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kennedy lands a nice short elbow.
Tuttorella is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kennedy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kennedy wants to pass the guard but Tuttorella is defending well.
Tuttorella wants to get back to full guard.
Kennedy is looking to take a break and control but Tuttorella is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tuttorella misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tuttorella scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Tuttorella.
Tuttorella lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tuttorella misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
Tuttorella doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kennedy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tuttorella!
Kennedy looking to control but Tuttorella is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Kennedy.
Tuttorella is trying to stand.
Kennedy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kennedy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Evan Kennedy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kennedy shoots in but no luck this time.
Kennedy has closed the distance and engaged Tuttorella in a clinch.
Kennedy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tuttorella fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tuttorella throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy.
Tuttorella misses with a series of wild punches.
Tuttorella throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
Kennedy gets a takedown into half guard.
Kennedy is looking to advance position but Tuttorella won't allow it.
Evan Kennedy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Kennedy there.
Kennedy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kennedy wants to control but Tuttorella is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttorella tries to get to full guard but Kennedy has control of the leg.
Kennedy trying to control the pace.
Tuttorella is staying active underneath Kennedy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kennedy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tuttorella is looking to escape.
Tuttorella wants to control the action here but instead Kennedy manages to pass to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tuttorella tries to hold on but Kennedy postures up.
Kennedy with shots to the head and body - Tuttorella looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kennedy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kennedy looking to control but Tuttorella is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Despite being in the dominant position, Evan Kennedy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kennedy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Tuttorella.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tuttorella fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tommy Tuttorella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuttorella lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tuttorella wriggles free and stands up.
Kennedy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tuttorella wants to get back to his feet.
Kennedy is looking to take a break and control but Tuttorella is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kennedy slips a nice elbow through Tuttorella's hands, connecting with Tuttorella's forehead.
Kennedy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tuttorella is refusing to be controlled, as Kennedy sits in half guard.
Kennedy stops Tuttorella from getting back to his feet.
Kennedy not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to pass the guard but Tuttorella defending well.
Tuttorella has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kennedy is working away from the top position though.
Kennedy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tuttorella scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kennedy.
Tommy Tuttorella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Kennedy.
Tuttorella scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kennedy shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Tuttorella misses.
Tuttorella will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuttorella misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Kennedy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kennedy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Kennedy!
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