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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luck Chiddell (ranked 2594 p4p, 3551 weight class) and Naftali Waithaka (ranked 348 p4p, 434 weight class). Naftali Waithaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luck Chiddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Naftali Waithaka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waithaka takes a swing at Chiddell's ribcage but misses.
Waithaka swings widly with a right hand
and Chiddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Waithaka thinking.
Chiddell takes one to the side of the head.
Waithaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waithaka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Naftali Waithaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waithaka with the inside leg kick.
Waithaka scores with a hook.
Waithaka tries a low kick but Chiddell avoids it.
Waithaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waithaka lands a jab to Chiddell's midsection.
Chiddell scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waithaka loads up on a big right hand but Chiddell slips the punch.
Waithaka misses with an uppercut
letting Chiddell counter with a right hand.
Chiddell misses the jab.
Chiddell misses with an uppercut. Waithaka saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Chiddell as he checks the leg kick.
Chiddell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Waithaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waithaka misses with a leg kick
and Chiddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chiddell ducks under a wild hook from Waithaka.
Waithaka throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Chiddell does no damage.
A slow jab from Chiddell misses its intended target.
Waithaka cracks Chiddell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waithaka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waithaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waithaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chiddell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Waithaka throws an off balance right hand
and Chiddell counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waithaka swings for the body but Chiddell moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waithaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiddell.
Chiddell is looking to counter punch.
Waithaka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chiddell throws a hook but Waithaka blocks it.
Waithaka misses with a jab to the body
and Chiddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Waithaka digs a good hook to Chiddell's body.
Waithaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Waithaka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chiddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Waithaka thuds a left hand into Chiddell's body.
Waithaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiddell moves away.
Chiddell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waithaka.
Waithaka misses with a combination
and Chiddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Waithaka moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waithaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Chiddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chiddell misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Chiddell.
Waithaka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chiddell at a distance.
Chiddell throws a hook but Waithaka blocks it.
Waithaka wants to land a leg kick but Chiddell is out of range.
Chiddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waithaka.
Waithaka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Waithaka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chiddell is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Chiddell misses the target.
Waithaka throws a sloppy head kick and Chiddell moves out of range easily.
Chiddell with a jab.
Waithaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiddell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waithaka.
Waithaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Waithaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Chiddell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waithaka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chiddell.
An attempted straight right counter from Chiddell misses the target.
Waithaka with the inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waithaka.
Waithaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waithaka cracks Chiddell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Chiddell misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Waithaka.
Chiddell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Waithaka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Waithaka takes a swing at Chiddell's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Naftali Waithaka will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chiddell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Waithaka eats them both and turns towards Chiddell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Waithaka throws a head kick that misses.
Chiddell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chiddell throws out a loose jab but Waithaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waithaka misses with a hook. Chiddell ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Chiddell does it's job there.
Waithaka is rocked!
Waithaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Chiddell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Waithaka's hands.
Waithaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Chiddell finish him?
Waithaka loads up on a big right hand but Chiddell slips the punch.
Waithaka throws a sloppy head kick
and Chiddell counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Waithaka off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Chiddell follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Waithaka was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luck Chiddell!
Luck Chiddell spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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