Surrey-raised Jeremy Kennedy keeps winning and rising up the MMA rankings with the Bellator promotion.
On Saturday (Feb. 25), the featherweight fighter was in Dublin, Ireland, where he took down the home-town favourite Pedro Carvalho at the Bellator 291 event and moved a step closer to a title shot.
Kennedy, now 19-3 (wins, losses), used his grappling to control Carvalho on the ground for three rounds.
It was a unanimous decision for Kennedy, 30, who went in ranked third, two lower than the #3 Carvalho.
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Kennedy has become one of Bellator害羞草研究所檚 highest touted competitors with his tenacious wrestling and relentless pressure.
In his last bout in October, he was up against higher-ranked featherweight Aaron Pico at at Long Beach Arena in California, Pico害羞草研究所檚 home state. In a back-and-forth first round, Pico dislocated his shoulder, resulting in a TKO victory for Kennedy.
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with file from The Canadian Press
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