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I'll be rooting for him tonight. Had a chance to chat with one of his old teammates this morning, and he was as excited as anyone could be to promote Kennedy and encourage me to catch the fight. I promised I would and I grabbed some Blue Moons to help me focus.

Exactly WHY did the big Army not support this guy is a loss to me. (Yes I understand the regulations, but I would argue that in this case it would have been the best option for all around.)

Go Kennedy Go!

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Originally Posted by greenberetTFS (Post 285378)

Not true Dozer,RL isn't the only guy that loves you,I do too................

Big Teddy :munchin

OK, this is getting a touch too touchy feelly for me. :eek: :D

so, what's your point...

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Originally Posted by Dozer523 (Post 285311)

We saw how well signing a professional football player (that needed a waiver for assault) because he'd make an 'awesome recruiting tool", went.
I'm not sure we really want" Natural Killers". Wasn't there a movie by that title?
IMO If he wants to Soldier, great. If he wants to use the Military as pony ride for his civilian career, he doesn't belong here. "Service" should be prefaced with "selfless".
Maybe we can slap a Go Army sticker on his tights. (There is that whole 'men in tights" thing . . . EU!)

Finally, "A thrilled Tim Kennedy commented…
"This is freaking fantastic news. Right now, the Special Forces group that I recently left are deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan . Every single friend of mine is over there and I was planning on emailing every one of them the results of my fight right after it finished on Friday, but instead they get to watch it. I'll be emailing everyone tonight and telling them and letting them know.
Aside from the fact that I'm an old, cynical, out-of-touch, hate-filled, grouch with no friends (except RL -- and look where that's gotten me) does this sound a little "It's All About Me".
OBTW IMHO Hand to Hand Combat starts at the maximum effective range of an M-4.

So a person can't have a civilian job and "serve" ? Putting your primary career on hold to deploy (in many cases for less money) not "selfless" enough ?

Just want to make sure I understand...

Anyone who didn't get to watch the fight here's a link:

http://mixedmartialartvideos.com/tim...e-challengers/

***SPOILERS BELOW***

Kennedy looked like a surgeon last night. He absolutely dismantled Cummings during the first round. You can tell he had a thought out game plan and stuck to it. Cummings was very outmatched especially on the ground. Kennedy didn't so much control the ground game it was more like he exploited every opportunity to punish Cummings regardless of what he tried.

At the end of the fight Cummings didn't look that bad, but a friend who saw him later in the night said he looked like his face got worked over by a baseball bat.

And his pre-event interview wasn't too shabby either.

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Originally Posted by Loadsmasher (Post 285547)

Anyone who didn't get to watch the fight here's a link:

Thank you loadmasher. I was watching this during cello practice...after the first few minutes, the cello was abandoned :D Great technical match. I never got to learn North South choke and escape, but now I do.

He also comes across as a humble, wise and graceful fellow. Three elements that win my heart and mind each and every time. I look up to anyone with such qualities. Perhaps someone who knows him can invite him to this site?

I gather such qualities from the way he treated (after the fight....kneeling before Cummings as if he thanked him for his time and "effort") and spoke of his opponent, and his words:

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Some would regard Kennedy as a war hero, but when asked if he considered himself one, Kennedy paused a few seconds before saying, “I don’t consider myself a hero; in fact, I don’t know what that is. But I think everyone can be one and that there are heroes in every walk of life.

“I’m asked to do a lot of public speaking, but I’ve been shying away from that recently, mostly because I know there is a lot more for me to do. I’ve had as many opportunities as any and came out well. There are some things that happened to me in combat and in life that I’m not real proud of, but it’s how you respond that really matters.

“If there are some who feel I’m a role model, then that’s something I’ll take very seriously. I know I have been an influence on some, but I usually tell them all the same thing, ‘Every day you are faced with decisions to make when no one is looking. You need to weigh the options and avoid the little mistakes.’

“I do not want to embarrass or let anybody down, in or out of the cage, especially my family and friends. I have very strong morals. I’m a born-again believer and I take responsibility in the way I live.

“Obviously, discipline is a major factor and now that I am going full-time in MMA, I need to execute it like I did in the military. I really want to see how far I can go with this. There may be some setbacks and I may not win them all, but the end result will be that I am setting myself up for success.’’

SSG Kennedy, best wishes with life and career both in military and civilian worlds.

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Originally Posted by greenberetTFS (Post 285378)

Not true Dozer,RL isn't the only guy that loves you,I do too...
Big Teddy :munchin

If it was anyone but you, Teddy, I'd probably throw up!:D

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Originally Posted by Loadsmasher (Post 285547)

Tim is destined for big things in the MMA world. The guy just gets better and better. I would like to see how he does against a better striker than those he has faced so far but I really think he will do well no matter what.

SFC W

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Originally Posted by longrange1947 (Post 285387)

OK, this is getting a touch too touchy feelly for me.

LR,

I'm straight,believe me,been married 50 years now......:rolleyes::eek::p It's just that Dozer cracks me up with his posts most of the time.......... His humor sometimes is on the dark side,but even you must admit his posts are really funny..........

Big Teddy :munchin

Tim fought again last week in Strikeforce. He stopped a formidable fighter in Trevor Prangley with a rear naked choke 3:35 into the first round. Prangley managed a couple of hip tosses on Tim but couldn't do anything once he got Tim down nor could he keep him down. The head of Strikeforce is now eyeing Tim for the Middleweight tournement to crown the new belt-holder should Jake Shields move to the UFC. Either way, Tim's next fight should be against a top competitor, like Jacare or Hendo.