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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galdra Kiddi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Hoffer's chin.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Hoffer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiddi thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Hoffer.
Kiddi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left lands for Kiddi.
Hoffer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kiddi tries to avoid it but Hoffer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kiddi to the ground. Kiddi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hoffer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiddi misses with a body shot.
Kiddi misses the shot to the body.
Kiddi tests Hoffer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoffer tries to bum rush Kiddi with a series of wild strikes but Kiddi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoffer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hoffer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoffer blocks a head kick by Kiddi.
Hoffer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoffer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer lands a jab.
Hoffer misses the shot to the body.
Hoffer misses the shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Kiddi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hoffer throws a leg kick but Kiddi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoffer keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiddi clobbers Hoffer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoffer walks into a left hand.
Hoffer avoids the body shot from Kiddi.
Hoffer misses with an uppercut.
Hoffer lands with a cross.
Kiddi scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiddi.
Kiddi jabs Hoffer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kiddi shoots in looking for a takedown but Hoffer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kiddi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kiddi misses with a low kick as Hoffer jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffer.
Hoffer throws a hook to the side of Kiddi's head but Kiddi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoffer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoffer lands with a straight right. Kiddi didn't see that one coming.
Kiddi slips a jab from Hoffer.
Hoffer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiddi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hoffer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoffer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiddi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoffer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiddi throws a leg kick but Hoffer moved away.
Kiddi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffer throws out the jab.
Kiddi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiddi is looking to wear down Hoffer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kiddi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoffer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiddi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoffer connects with a body shot.
Kiddi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoffer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kiddi in his tracks.
Kiddi swings for the body but Hoffer moves out of range.
Kiddi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kiddi drops an elbow to the side of Hoffer's head.
Kiddi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoffer's head.
Hoffer is trying to get back to full guard.
Kiddi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kiddi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoffer's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiddi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoffer wants to improve his position but Kiddi is controlling well.
Kiddi is thwarting Hoffer's attempts to control the position.
Hoffer keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hoffer trying to control but Kiddi postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiddi wants to stand up but Hoffer is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Galdra Kiddi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kiddi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoffer moves out of range as Kiddi strikes.
Hoffer misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiddi counters with a body kick.
Kiddi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoffer.
Kiddi misses with a body shot.
Kiddi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoffer looks to throw the jab but Kiddi is out of range.
A big right from Hoffer misses.
Kiddi slaps away a takedown attempt from Hoffer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hoffer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kiddi manages to get back to half guard.
Hoffer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi wants to improve his position but Hoffer is controlling well.
Kiddi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hoffer.
Kiddi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hoffer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoffer wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiddi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoffer.
Kiddi keeping moving, preventing Hoffer from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kiddi is keeping the position for now.
Kiddi keeping moving, preventing Hoffer from controlling successfully.
Kiddi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kiddi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoffer is one step ahead there.
Hoffer with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi pulls Hoffer in to control the position.
Hoffer is looking to advance position but Kiddi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kiddi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hoffer looks a forlorn figure.
Kiddi landing strikes from the mount.
Kiddi is working for a guillotine from mount but Hoffer frees his head quite easily.
Hoffer is looking to improve his position but Kiddi isn't that keen on the idea.
Kiddi is trying to control here but Hoffer has managed to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer gets full guard.
Hoffer keeping full guard, as Kiddi tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiddi postures up.
Hoffer pulls Kiddi in close to prevent any damage.
Kiddi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoffer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffer controlling Kiddi's posture.
Kiddi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Galdra Kiddi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kiddi catches Hoffer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi connects with a leg kick. Hoffer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoffer swings widly with a right hand
and Kiddi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiddi misses with a hook.
Hoffer misses with a low kick.
Hoffer misses with a looping left.
Kiddi misses with the combination.
Kiddi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoffer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hoffer closes the distance and clinches up with Kiddi, looking for a takedown. Hoffer pushes Kiddi against the cage but Kiddi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Galdra Kiddi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoffer tries to move into range but Kiddi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoffer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffer manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiddi.
Hoffer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiddi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiddi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoffer moves away.
Kiddi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiddi throws a lazy right hand but Hoffer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoffer lands a two punch combo.
Hoffer avoids the body shot from Kiddi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiddi.
Hoffer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiddi sprawls well. Kiddi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hoffer gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiddi swings for the body but Hoffer moves out of range.
Kiddi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi throws a lazy right hand but Hoffer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiddi takes a swing at Hoffer's ribcage but misses.
Kiddi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffer.
Kiddi throws a leg kick but Hoffer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kiddi looks to land a right hand but Hoffer moved out of range.
Kiddi is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoffer slips a jab and a cross from Kiddi.
Hoffer throws out a leg kick but Kiddi moves out of range and Hoffer only half commits.
Hoffer throws a good cross that connects.
Hoffer scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffer moves away from the strike by Kiddi.
A big right from Kiddi misses.
Kiddi scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kiddi lands with a punch from half guard.
Kiddi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hoffer is looking for a sweep. Kiddi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jimmy Hoffer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoffer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kiddi is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoffer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hoffer moves into full guard.
Hoffer has an active guard here but Kiddi has managed to pass into half guard.
Kiddi is looking for a kimura but Hoffer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kiddi to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer tries to roll over but Kiddi keeps him under control.
Hoffer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kiddi is working away from the top position though.
Kiddi trying to mount his opponent but Hoffer defends it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kiddi pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kiddi in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galdra Kiddi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiddi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galdra Kiddi!
Galdra Kiddi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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