Next match is John vs. Jon — two middleweight strikers who are deeply motivated by their families.
John Davis reveals he was in the Marines Corps for a bit but suffered a bad shoulder injury and received an honorable medical discharge. Davis gets emotional when talking about how the injury affected his life plans but says the experience taught him how to soldier through tough times.
Now, Davis says he’s gunning to be the a Power Slap champion so he can inspire his own children to chase their dreams.
“I wanted to show them whether you win, lose or try you’ve got to try.”
Jon Kennedy also opens up about his family — saying he has four children including a two-year-old son and insists he’s trying to do right by them.
“I feel like it’s going to be an exciting fight because we’re both fighting for our kids,” Kennedy says about his opponent … “I give it up to him, but my family comes before his.”
John Davis wins the coin toss and elects to strike first.
Davis opens round one with a BIG shot — but Kennedy is unmoved. Eats it like a champ!
Kennedy responds with a solid shot but Davis stands firm.
Davis stars Round two with a MONSTER shot that sends Kennedy falling back to the ground, but he’s called for a clubbing foul. Kennedy recovers and fires back with a solid shot that sends Davis stumbling backwards.
After a brief recovery, Davis ends the fight in round three with a huge knockout shot!
Kennedy tried to recover but the ref stopped the match after determining Kennedy wasn’t fit to continue. Davis wins by TKO.
“John Davis knew he was down a point. That last round came and he had a clean hit, knocked him down,” Wolverine explained.
“This was a hard fought battle,” Dana White said. “I think it was a good stoppage. [Kennedy] didn’t look like he would have been able to continue.”
