Tim and Roger's first venture into the octagon, played out much the way many thought. The fight started off by seeing some nice combos being thrown by Tim on his feet, before Roger got the takedown and worked towards a dominant position. Kennedy's defence on the ground was very impressive however and Gracie, the BJJ black belt, couldn't work his way to attempt any submissions. Come the latter stages of round 1 and Rogers confidence looked shot, his strength was definitely not Tim's weakness.
Round 2 started the same as the first, with Tim dominant on his feet. Then the unthinkable happened. Tim shot in for the double leg and got the takedown! He was able to transition to side control from there and eventually back mount. He punished Gracie from there, easily taking the 2nd round. Gracie was completely gassed by the 3rd and Tim ran away with the victory by unanimous decision. Watch out for Tim Kennedy, he's a tough, well rounded fighter on his way to the top 5 in the middleweight class.
Tim drops yet another bomb onto Gracie
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