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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Klay Dee (ranked 222 p4p, 526 weight class) and Disco Kid (ranked 20 p4p, 57 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy. Kid has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 cm 35 143 33 - 15 - 0 |
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164 cm 32 144 25 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Klay Dee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Disco Kid! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kid. Kid lands a jab to Dee's midsection. Kid lands a nice looking body shot.
Kid avoids the head kick by Dee.
Dee scores with a leg kick.
Dee throws a leg kick but Kid checks it. Dee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Dee lands a body shot.
Dee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Dee lands a nice shot that snaps Kid's head back.
Dee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kid. That did some damage! Kid rushes Dee and presses him up against the cage. Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dee backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A right handed body shot lands from Kid.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dee. Kid throws a head punch that misses. A head punch on the inside from Dee fails to land. Kid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kid tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kid misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kid pulls guard effortlessly. Kid looking to control.
Dee stands and steps away. Kid gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. A decent looking cross lands there for Kid. Kid misses the shot to the body. Kid blocks a leg kick. Dee moves out of range of the strikes. Kid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee. Kid tries to clinch up. A jab from Kid misses. Klay Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Dee misses with a hook. Kid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee. Kid ducks under a wild hook from Dee. Kid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dee defends it well. Dee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Dee misses with a hook. Kid ducked under it nicely. Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kid. Kid blocks a head kick by Dee.
Kid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dee defends it well. Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kid.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dee. Dee misses with an uppercut. Kid saw that one coming. Kid jabs Dee to the body, keeping him at a distance. This has been an exciting period of action! Kid lands with a good body shot. Kid slips under a jab. Kid changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. A jab from Dee misses. Kid staying out of range there. Kid clinches up with Dee and pushes him back against the cage. Kid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dee misses with some punches.
Dee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kid backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kid. A hook to the body from Kid.
Kid scores with a shot to the side of Dee's head. Dee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kid lands a shoulder strike. Kid tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kid is leaning against Dee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Kid prevents a body shot from Dee.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kid. Dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kid sees it coming and avoids it easily. Dee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kid dives in and grabs Dee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dee pushes down on Kid's head and hops out. Klay Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Disco Kid. Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dee.
Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klay Dee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kid misses with a hook. Dee ducked under it nicely. Kid ducks under a wild hook from Dee. Kid throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range. Dee misses with an uppercut
and Kid counters with a single leg into guard. Dee didn't expect that. Kid prevents Dee from getting back to his feet. Dee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kid is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kid pushes down on Dee's leg and manages to get into half guard. Dee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kid. Dee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kid scores with a couple of nice shots. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dee is controlling Kid's position as best he can from this difficult position. Kid throwing shots but Dee is blocking nicely. Dee is trying to maintain the position but Kid is very close to passing his half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Well, if Kid is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kid prevents Dee from standing back up.
Dee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kid. Dee trying to control but Kid postures up.
Kid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Disco Kid will probably get the nod. That's time! Dee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Kid works Dee's body with a nice hook. Dee misses with a straight right. Kid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dee defends it well. Klay Dee is winning the standup battle so far. Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kid moves away. Kid looks to throw the jab but Dee is out of range. Kid is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Jab by Dee. Dee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dee swats him away and circles back towards the center. A little feinted left hand from Dee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing. Dee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kid manages to avoid it. Dee swings for the body but Kid moves out of range.
Donk. Dee catches Kid right on the button with a cross. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dee. Dee scores with a decent looking hook. Dee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dee clobbers Kid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A slapping leg kick lands for Dee.
Kid moves into range and clinches up with Dee. Dee misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dee throws a head punch that misses. Dee breaks from the clinch.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing. Dee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kid throws out the jab. Dee throws a jab but it's blocked by Kid. Dee slips a straight right by Kid. Dee feinted there with a counter leg kick. Kid lands an overhand right. Dee throws a hook to the side of Kid's head but Kid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A lazy left from Dee finds it's target. Kid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Kid takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Dee staying out of range there. Dee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Kid misses with a takedown attempt - Dee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Kid moves out of range of the body kick from Dee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dee lands a jab to the head.
Kid blocks a head kick by Dee.
Kid staying out of range there. Dee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kid. Kid circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Kid throws a body shot but no joy. Kid looks to throw the jab but Dee is out of range. Dee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kid is just out of range. And Kid tries to counter it with a takedown but Dee pushes his down on his head and steps out. Dee connects with a jab. Kid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dee sees it coming and avoids it easily. Dee throws the left hand but Kid avoids the punch easily. Kid slips a jab from Dee. Dee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Dee misses with a body shot.
Kid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kid with the counter takedown but Dee avoids it easily. Dee misses with an uppercut. Dee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Kid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dee.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dee thuds his right hand into Kid's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Kid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Kid lands a lovely overhand right. Kid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Dee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kid sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kid with the counter takedown but Dee avoids it easily. Dee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kid.
Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dee.
Kid lands with a good body shot. Kid tries to clinch but Dee is having none of it. Dee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Dee throws a sloppy head kick and Kid moves out of range easily. Dee looks to throw the jab but Kid is out of range. Dee throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kid moves out of range of the strikes. Dee throws an overhand right that lands on Kid's shoulder, as Kid tries to avoid the shot. Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee misses the shot to the body. Kid jabs Dee to the body, keeping him at a distance. Kid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dee throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dee looks to land a right hand but Kid moved out of range. Dee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Kid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dee can pounce on him.
Dee throws a head kick but Kid moves out of range.
Dee thows a left - swing and a miss! Kid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Dee throws the left hand but Kid avoids the punch easily. Dee with the inside leg kick. Kid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dee moves away. Kid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Kid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee. Kid avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dee. Kid changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Kid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dee. Kid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dee defends it well. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dee.
Dee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dee. Kid shoots in for a takedown but Dee shows good takedown defense. Dee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kid. Dee throws a looping overhand right but Kid ducks down to avoid it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klay Dee dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. Kid takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Dee tried to counter with a leg kick but Kid avoided it. Kid avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dee. Kid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. A big left from Dee misses. Kid just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee throws a head kick but Kid moves out of range.
Kid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dee at a distance.
Kid checks the leg kick. Kid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Dee loads up on a big right hand but Kid slips the punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Kid slips under a jab from Dee. Kid feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. This has been an exciting period of action! Kid scoring with some ground and pound. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kid's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round. Dee wants to sweep but no luck. Kid stops Dee from standing up. Kid postures up and lands a big shot to Dee's brow. Kid connects with a couple of short punches. Dee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kid. Dee is looking to stand back up but Kid counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dee. Dee is trying to stand up here but Kid is controlling him well. Dee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Kid trying to mount his opponent but Dee defends it. Kid keeps trying to improve his position. Kid stops Dee from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kid wants to work for an arm triangle but Dee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kid working his ground and pound in the gym. Kid stops Dee from getting back to his feet.
Kid seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Dee has hold of Kid's hands but Kid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Dee pushes Kid off looking to stand but Kid dives back in and keeps control.
Kid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Kid is thwarting Dee's attempts to control the position. Dee is looking for a sweep. Kid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Dee pushes Kid off looking to stand but Kid dives back in and keeps control.
Kid seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Dee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kid is working away from the top position though. Kid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dee tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kid manages to move to mount!
Kid breaks from Dee's wrist control and lands an elbow. Kid is in the full mount, landing strikes. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kid cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dee is trying to stand up. Dee is looking to get to half guard. You get the feeling that Dee really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kid dominating with strikes here. Kid looking to control but Dee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Kid working for a guillotine from mount but Dee is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dee is bucking up trying to escape but Kid cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Kid cracks Dee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kid connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dee is rocked! BOOM! Kid connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Dee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kid cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kid controlling his opponent. Kid tries to control but Dee wriggling away. Dee tries to lock up and control but Kid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Kid postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Dee bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kid and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Disco Kid! Disco Kid tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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RATING
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