Teon Kennedy vs Christopher Martin: Live Results and Round-By-Round Coverage of Friday Night Fights
by Scott Christ on Jan 13, 2012 8:20 PM EST
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It's a make or break main event on tonight's edition of Friday Night Fights, live tonight at 9 p.m. EST on ESPN2 and ESPN3, as super bantamweights Teon Kennedy and Christopher Martin do battle in a 10-rounder from the Hard Rock in Las Vegas.
Kennedy (17-1-1, 7 KO) is looking to get back on track following a clear unanimous decision loss to Alejandro Lopez on August 13, which aired on Top Rank Live. Martin (23-1-2, 6 KO) is also coming off of a loss to journeyman Jose Angel Beranza on October 1 in Las Vegas.
Neither fighter, to say the least, can afford a second straight L on his record. Both Kennedy and Martin are quality young fighters, but at 25, they're not so young that ceilings may not have been reached already.
In the co-feature, 25-year-old Cuban welterweight prospect Yordenis Ugas (10-0, 5 KO) has a showcase bout against 31-year-old Texan Esteban Almaraz (10-4, 4 KO). Ugas is the latest affordable Cuban to hit the ESPN airwaves. Over/under on the times Joe Tessitore says "communist regime" is a mere 2.5, though -- he's cut way back on that in recent Cuban appearances on the show. That's an eight-round fight.
Jesse Magdaleno (7-0, 5 KO) is also in a six-rounder tonight. He may or may not be the swing fight.
Don't forget to pester Bernardo Osuna and Nigel Collins with your comments and questions during the show, and join us in the live thread, too!
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Blame 3D for the fact that this is like watching a stream on your TV.
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Every time they tell me a Cuban is fan-friendly, he winds up disappointing.
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HE’S FAIR BUT HE’S FIRM, YOU GUYS!
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 13, 2012 9:10 PM EST reply actions
this should be the biggest fight cortez refs these days. tho wasn’t it just announced that he was gonna ref rigondaux-ramos i think?
yes
I’m convinced that entire fight is a rib on me personally.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 13, 2012 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
Balance knockdown more than a big hard shot. Good timing though.
And this hitchy video stuff is annoying.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 13, 2012 9:12 PM EST reply actions
Ugas vs Almaraz Round 1
Shockingly, Ugas starts this fight waiting and flicking a jab. Big right hand counter and down goes Almaraz. Boy this is gonna be a thriller. Up and another right. this camera angle is terrible. There are like 57 people watching ESPN 3D. Fuck this shit.
Left to the body, didn’t look low, Cortez believes it was. Ugas having no trouble.
Ugas 10-8
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Ugas vs Almaraz Round 2
Ugas fights about as much “like a Mexican” as Erislandy Lara does. Ugas cruising.
Ugas 10-9
Ugas 20-17
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Ugas really does look like a Cuban who fights like a Mexican.
If that Mexican also kinda fights like a Cuban.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 13, 2012 9:18 PM EST reply actions
Ugas vs Almaraz Round 3
Almaraz is fighting pretty well considering what he’s here for. Ugas still just better. This is probably about as good a round as Almaraz can have.
Ugas 10-9
Ugas 30-26
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Things could be worse. Remember last week’s FNF.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
This is much worse than last week’s first fight, and I’m not expecting great things from the main event.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 13, 2012 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
Ted Nugent’s “Stranglehold” the best part of FNF so far.
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This fight sucks. I can’t wait to be forced to watch more Ugas over the next few years.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 13, 2012 9:31 PM EST reply actions
Ugas vs Almaraz Round 6
60-53
This is useless. Fine, this fight should happen. Great. Off TV, though.
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Eddie Chambers out next weekend with fractured ribs
I’m gonna put up a post about that and semi-ignore the rest of this lousy fight.
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HA! Now they’re actually fighting.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 13, 2012 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
I’d be more “forgiving” if it weren’t for having these basic, nothing Cubans shoved down my throat for the last three years just because they’re cheap to book on this show. Every time, they tell me the guy is exciting and doesn’t fight like your normal Cuban fighter. Every time, they’re full of shit and he does.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 13, 2012 9:45 PM EST up reply actions
Because they don’t have significant promoters and they have no fanbase.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 13, 2012 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
But they fight under the brand of Cuban amateur success so the boxing public is mildly interested?
by davecwright on Jan 13, 2012 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
No, actually, the boxing public isn’t at all interested. The boxing public doesn’t care. People like Yuri Gamboa because he’s exciting. He could be from Neptune for all it matters with the way he fights. The rest of them are boring and nobody cares about their amateur exploits, and frankly, most of them don’t have much of an amateur background anyway.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 13, 2012 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
Ugas vs Almaraz scores
79-72, 79-72, 80-71 for Ugas
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This entire segment has driven me insane.
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it’s a shame about eddie chambers pulling out. i’m hopin the main events/nbc partnership works out. from the couple of interviews i’ve heard with her, kathy duva seems like a good promoter and i like how she was saying that she wouldn’t be putting on showcase fights.
Kathy Duva is a very good promoter. she’s one of the last legitimate promoters left, not just a TV packager.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 13, 2012 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
Not gonna do RBR. Don’t have the patience right now, and don’t want to overanalyze. I want to enjoy this if possible, so I’ll just score.
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Martin made Kennedy miss a lot that round. Landed a good uppercut. Kennedy looks a little slow so far.
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oh and I gave it to Martin, 10-9
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by Scott Christ on Jan 13, 2012 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
Kennedy 10-9, 19-19. Got some body work in that round. Big help.
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They’ve had issues all night. It’s because this is being filmed in 33333333DDDDDD
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by Scott Christ on Jan 13, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
Kennedy 29-28. Martin ends on a decent flurry though.
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er, Martin 10-9 there
So 38-38. Forgot I gave him the first.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 13, 2012 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
Nobody’s going anywhere from this fight. Mediocrity vs mediocrity
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He’s perfectly decent for this level of fight. But yeah, it’s a lack of upside. This is as good as he’s getting and he’s not world class.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 13, 2012 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve got it 87-84 Martin into the final round. I see this fight is as compelling to everyone else as it is to me.
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Wait, that should be 86-85.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 13, 2012 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
Kennedy vs Martin Scores
97-93 Kennedy
95-95
95-95
Majority draw
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