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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otis Driftwood (ranked 145 p4p, 108 weight class) and Killer Kidd (ranked 7 p4p, 5 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otis Driftwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killer Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driftwood blocks a low kick nicely.
Kidd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Driftwood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Driftwood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Driftwood moves out of range as Kidd strikes.
Kidd throws a leg kick which misses Driftwood's front leg but catches the back leg as Driftwood tries to avoid it.
Driftwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Driftwood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kidd's head.
Kidd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kidd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kidd connects with a nice looking jab.
Driftwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Kidd.
Driftwood looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.
Driftwood slips a straight right by Kidd.
Driftwood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Kidd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Driftwood.
Driftwood throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kidd avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driftwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Driftwood is looking to counter the offense by Kidd and move into the clinch.
Kidd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Driftwood.
Kidd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Kidd.
Kidd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Driftwood.
Driftwood misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood moves out of range of the body kick from Kidd.
Kidd catches Driftwood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Driftwood swings for the body but Kidd moves out of range.
Kidd thuds his right hand into Driftwood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Driftwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
Driftwood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Driftwood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Driftwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Kidd needs to keep his hands up - Driftwood had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot by Driftwood.
Kidd misses with an uppercut.
Kidd throws a lazy uppercut
and Driftwood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Driftwood misses with a wild body shot.
Driftwood is looking to slow Kidd down with leg kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Driftwood misses with a low kick.
Driftwood moves away from the strike by Kidd.
Driftwood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kidd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Driftwoods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Driftwood moves out of range of the strikes.
Driftwood slips a jab from Kidd.
Kidd cracks Driftwood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kidd lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Driftwood slips under a jab from Kidd.
Driftwood slips under a jab.
Driftwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Kidd throws a jab when Driftwood was well out of range.
Kidd throws a lazy uppercut
and Driftwood counters with a good low kick that Kidd was not able to check.
Kidd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Kidd.
Driftwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kidd throws a lazy uppercut
and Driftwood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Driftwood checks the leg kick.
Kidd scoring well with a low kick there.
Kidd misses with a left hand
and Driftwood counters with a thumping low kick.
Kidd throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Driftwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kidd scores with a hook to the body. Driftwood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Driftwood as he connects with a hook.
Kidd throws a leg kick which misses Driftwood's front leg but catches the back leg as Driftwood tries to avoid it.
A big left from Kidd misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Driftwood misses its target.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
Driftwood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Driftwood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kidd misses with a hook. Driftwood ducked under it nicely.
Kidd tries to land a front kick but Driftwood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Driftwood ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Driftwood checks a low kick from Kidd.
Kidd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kidd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kidd misses with a looping right.
Driftwood thumps Kidd with a low kick.
Driftwood connects with a jab.
Driftwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driftwood loads up on a big right hand but Kidd slips the punch.
Driftwood takes one to the chin there.
Kidd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kidd with a hook.
Driftwood stuns Kidd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Driftwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Driftwood misses with an uppercut. Kidd saw that one coming.
Driftwood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Driftwood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood staying out of range there.
Driftwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Driftwood.
Kidd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Driftwood.
Kidd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kidd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Driftwood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kidd is out of range and Driftwood settles back down.
Kidd throws an off balance right hand
and Kidd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Killer Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driftwood checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kidd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kidd throws a jab when Driftwood was well out of range.
Driftwood misses the jab.
Kidd tests Driftwood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kidd keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Driftwood.
Kidd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driftwood walks into a stiff left hand from Kidd.
Kidd scores with a jab.
Kidd avoids the head kick by Driftwood.
Driftwood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Driftwood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Driftwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Driftwood clinches up against the cage.
Driftwood blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kidd.
A head punch on the inside from Kidd fails to land.
Driftwood pushes Kidd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kidd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kidd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Kidd.
Kidd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Driftwood's elbow.
Kidd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kidd breaks from the clinch.
Kidd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kidd looks to score with a jab to the body but Driftwood is just out of range.
Driftwood cracks Kidd with an open hand slap.
Driftwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Driftwood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kidd is able to avoid easily.
Kidd misses with an uppercut
letting Driftwood counter with a right hand.
Driftwood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Driftwood lands the left hand.
Kidd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Driftwood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Driftwood lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kidd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kidd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kidd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Driftwood lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kidd will feel that in the morning.
Driftwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kidd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Driftwood misses with a hook.
Kidd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kidd misses with an uppercut. Driftwood saw that one coming.
Driftwood has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Driftwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Driftwood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kidd connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kidd misses its intended target.
Kidd blocks the body kick.
Kidd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Driftwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Driftwood slips a straight right by Kidd.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Driftwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Driftwood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kidd to score with a decent uppercut.
Driftwood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Driftwood's head backwards.
Kidd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Driftwood dips to his left and cracks Kidd with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Kidd.
Kidd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kidd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Driftwood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kidd. Kidd obviously looking to wear him down.
Driftwood walks into a jab.
Driftwood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Driftwood throws a lazy right hand but Kidd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Driftwood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Killer Kidd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Kidd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kidd misses with an uppercut.
Driftwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Nice body punch from Driftwood.
Driftwood throws an overhand right that lands on Kidd's shoulder, as Kidd tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Kidd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kidd throws a hook but Driftwood avoids it easily.
It looked like Driftwood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kidd.
Driftwood slips under a jab from Kidd.
Driftwood looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Driftwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kidd.
Driftwood jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Driftwood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Driftwood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kidd tries to work over Driftwood's front leg with a kick but Driftwood checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kidd.
Nice defenses there by Driftwood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Driftwood on the side of the head.
Kidd scores with a jab.
Kidd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Driftwood cracks Kidd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kidd scores with a decent looking hook.
Kidd with a jab.
Driftwood checks a low kick from Kidd.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Driftwood with a jab.
Driftwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Driftwood gets a clinch.
Kidd breaks the clinch.
Kidd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Driftwood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Driftwood lands a nice shot to the body.
Driftwood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kidd misses the jab.
Driftwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Driftwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kidd throws out the jab.
Driftwood looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a looping right.
Driftwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Driftwood.
It seemed like Kidd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kidd misses with a hook. Driftwood ducked under it nicely.
Driftwood moves out of range of the strikes.
Driftwood moves out of range of the body kick.
Driftwood half committed to a counter leg kick.
Driftwood throws a lazy right hand but Kidd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kidd slips a jab from Driftwood.
Kidd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Driftwood with a body shot.
Driftwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Kidd throws out a counter right but Driftwood avoids it with no problem.
Driftwood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Driftwood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Driftwood lands a jab to Kidd's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driftwood. Kidd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kidd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kidd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Driftwood moves in looking to clinch but Kidd pushes him off.
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kidd scores with a hook to the body. Driftwood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Driftwood throws a leg kick which misses Kidd's front leg but catches the back leg as Kidd tries to avoid it.
Driftwood throws out a loose jab but Kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kidd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kidd tries to work over Driftwood's front leg with a kick but Driftwood checks it.
Kidd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Driftwood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kidd lands with an uppercut that bounces Driftwood off the cage and back into range.
Kidd throws a looping overhand right but Driftwood ducks down to avoid it.
Kidd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kidd misses with an uppercut
and Driftwood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Driftwood staying out of range there.
Kidd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kidd connects with the punch.
Kidd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Driftwood thinks about countering with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kidd misses the target.
No joy there for Driftwood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Driftwood is looking to clinch but Kidd is avoiding it.
Kidd lands a slapping body shot.
Kidd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kidd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Kidd coming out on top.
Kidd throws a jab when Driftwood was well out of range.
Driftwood lands the left hand.
Driftwood scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood throws a jab when Kidd was well out of range.
Kidd now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Driftwood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Driftwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Driftwood checks a leg kick.
Driftwood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Driftwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but Driftwood moved out of range nicely.
Driftwood lands a glancing blow to the side of Kidd's head.
Driftwood slips under a jab.
Driftwood went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Driftwood takes the fight into the clinch.
Driftwood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kidd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Driftwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Driftwood is looking to counter with a body kick.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Kidd lands an overhand right.
Driftwood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kidd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Driftwood moves away.
Driftwood misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Kidd misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kidd misses the target.
Driftwood thuds a left hand into Kidd's body.
Otis Driftwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kidd moves out of range of the strikes.
Driftwood throws the kick towards the body but Kidd avoids it.
Kidd looks to throw the jab but Driftwood is out of range.
Kidd scores with a sloppy right hand. Driftwood should have avoided that one.
Kidd digs a good body shot into Driftwood's ribs.
Kidd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Driftwood scores with a sloppy right hand. Kidd should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Kidd as he connects with a hook.
Kidd throws a low kick but Driftwood avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Driftwood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kidd throws a good cross that connects.
Driftwood ducks right into an uppercut from Kidd.
Driftwood throws a low kick but Kidd avoids it.
Kidd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Driftwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Driftwood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Driftwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Kidd finds it's target.
Kidd clobbers Driftwood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Driftwood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kidd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kidd only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd connects with a crisp jab.
Driftwood tries to clinch but Kidd moves out of range.
Kidd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kidd misses with a straight left.
Driftwood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Driftwood walks into a left hand.
Driftwood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Driftwood throws a leg kick but Kidd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kidd cracks Driftwood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kidd thuds his right hand into Driftwood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kidd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kidd misses with a straight right.
Driftwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kidd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Driftwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Kidd is just out of range.
Kidd catches Driftwood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kidd throws a good cross that connects.
Driftwood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Driftwood scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws a poor cross that misses
and Driftwood counters with a slapping leg kick.
Driftwood lands with an overhand left.
Driftwood misses with a hook. Kidd ducked under it nicely.
Driftwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Driftwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Kidd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Driftwood.
Driftwood throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kidd avoids it.
Kidd lands a leg kick that knocks Driftwood off balance momentarily.
Kidd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kidd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kidd lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Kidd. Beautiful body shot.
Kidd misses with a wild body shot.
Driftwood misses with a head kick.
Kidd loads up on a big right hand but Driftwood slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Driftwood.
Driftwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Driftwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Kidd is just out of range.
Driftwood misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Killer Kidd.
Well Kidd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Kidd!
Killer Kidd gave a mention to Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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