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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Killer Kidd (ranked 55 p4p, 212 weight class) and Valen Dreth (ranked 4 p4p, 31 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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 23 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killer Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreth connects with a nice looking jab.
Kidd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dreth throws a leg kick which misses Kidd's front leg but catches the back leg as Kidd tries to avoid it.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but Dreth moved out of range nicely.
Kidd scores with a decent looking hook.
Dreth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dreth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kidd dips to his left and cracks Dreth with an uppercut!
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Kidd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kidd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kidd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dreth.
Kidd cracks Dreth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd misses the jab.
Dreth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kidd throws a jab but it's blocked by Dreth.
Kidd scores with a punch to the head.
Dreth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dreth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dreth staying out of range there.
Kidd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dreth lands a jab to the nose.
Kidd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dreth finds it's way round the side to connect with Kidd's head.
Kidd misses the jab.
Kidd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kidd lands a really nice looking cross but Dreth seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Dreth.
Kidd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dreth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dreth to score with a decent uppercut.
Kidd is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kidd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kidd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dreth.
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kidd throws a hook but Dreth blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Kidd blocks the low kick.
Kidd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Dreth throws a leg kick which misses Kidd's front leg but catches the back leg as Kidd tries to avoid it.
Kidd tries to score with a low kick but Dreth moves his leg out of the way.
Kidd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dreths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dreth just misses with a punch to the body.
Dreth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kidd.
Dreth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kidd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kidd, as that shot connected.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Dreth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dreth checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Kidd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kidd.
A jab from Dreth finds it's way through Kidd's defenses.
Kidd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kidd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kidd misses with an uppercut.
Dreth misses with an uppercut.
Kidd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dreth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kidd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kidd lands a jab to the nose.
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Dreth.
Dreth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kidd.
Kidd blocks a jab.
A big right from Kidd misses.
Kidd ducks right into an uppercut from Dreth.
Kidd misses with an uppercut. Dreth saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Kidd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kidd tries to move into range but Dreth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dreth cracks Kidd with a good jab.
Killer Kidd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dreth blocks a jab.
Kidd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kidd throws a hook but Dreth blocks it.
A good leg kick by Dreth.
Kidd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dreth throws a body shot but no joy.
Kidd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dreth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kidd scrambles back to his feet.
Kidd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dreth on the side of the head.
Dreth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kidd darts in and clinches Dreth up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kidd.
Dreth is trying to push Kidd away but Kidd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Dreth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dreth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kidd backwards.
Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dreth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kidd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dreth is trying to drag Kidd to the mat but Kidd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kidd.
Dreth is looking for a takedown.
Dreth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kidd just stands there and leans against the cage.
Killer Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valen Dreth.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dreth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kidd prevents a body shot from Dreth.
Dreth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Dreth.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but Dreth moved out of range nicely.
Dreth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dreth motions for Kidd to come forward. Dreth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dreth misses the jab.
Kidd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dreth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dreth throws an overhand right that lands on Kidd's shoulder, as Kidd tries to avoid the shot.
Dreth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kidd misses with an uppercut. Dreth saw that one coming.
Dreth throws a right hand that Kidd ducks under and follows up with a left that Kidd also avoids with ease.
Kidd misses with a hook.
Dreth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dreth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
A leg kick checked by Kidd.
Kidd looks to throw the jab but Dreth is out of range.
Kidd lands a body shot.
Dreth connects with a jab.
Dreth walks into a straight right hand from Kidd.
Kidd scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Dreth misses.
Dreth ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Kidd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dreth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dreth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kidd checks the leg kick.
Kidd takes one to the side of the head.
Dreth moves out of range as Kidd strikes.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dreth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Killer Kidd will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kidd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Kidd misses its intended target.
Kidd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dreth lands a nice shot that snaps Kidd's head back.
Dreth is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kidd jabs Dreth right on the nose. Dreth blinks but takes it well.
Dreth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Kidd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dreth.
Dreth connects with a single shot there.
Kidd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dreth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kidd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dreth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kidd throws the left hand but Dreth avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dreth.
Dreth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kidd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dreth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Nice jab there from Dreth.
Kidd rushes Dreth and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Dreth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dreth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kidd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dreth swings wildly with an uppercut but Kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dreth can't find room to land a body shot as Kidd controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kidd lands with a right to the head.
Dreth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kidd prevents it.
Kidd working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dreth.
Dreth manages to break the clinch.
Dreth slips under a jab.
Dreth throws a shot from downtown. Kidd moves away and avoids it.
Killer Kidd is winning the standup battle so far.
Kidd misses the jab.
Dreth slips under a jab from Kidd.
Dreth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kidd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dreth ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Kidd loads up on a big right hand but Dreth slips the punch.
Kidd misses with a looping right.
Dreth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dreth tries to work over Kidd's front leg with a kick but Kidd checks it.
Kidd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kidd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dreth has time to react.
Kidd misses with a straight right.
Dreth moves away from the strike by Kidd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd missing with a left hand there. Dreth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Dreth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kidd misses the jab.
Good shot there by Dreth.
Dreth ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Dreth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kidd throws a hook to the side of Dreth's head but Dreth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dreth looks to throw the jab but Kidd is out of range.
Kidd swings for the body but Dreth moves out of range.
Kidd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dreth cracks Kidd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dreth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dreth jabs Kidd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Dreth.
Kidd connects with a body shot that sends Dreth's belly button to the back.
Dreth throws a shot to the body.
Kidd lands a really nice looking cross but Dreth seems unphased.
Dreth throws a series of punches but Kidd avoids them all with ease.
Kidd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kidd throws a big shot that misses.
Dreth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth lands a jab.
Kidd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kidd misses the jab.
Dreth with a jab.
Dreth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kidd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kidd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dreth ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Dreth cracks Kidd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dreth throws a big shot that misses.
Kidd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kidd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dreth lands with a nice combination. Kidd backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dreth tests Kidd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kidd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dreth misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Kidd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Dreth staying out of range there.
Dreth blocks a jab.
Kidd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth misses with a wild body shot.
Kidd throws a hook but Dreth avoids it easily.
Kidd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dreth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kidd defends it well.
Dreth digs a good body shot into Kidd's ribs.
Dreth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dreth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kidd takes one on the button.
Dreth missing with a left hand there. Kidd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dreth looks to score with a jab to the body but Kidd is just out of range.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Dreth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dreth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dreth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kidd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dreth slips a jab from Kidd.
Dreth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kidd swings for the body but Dreth moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dreth moves out of range as Kidd strikes.
Kidd throws a hook but Dreth avoids it easily.
Dreth lands with a nice combination. Kidd backs away looking to recover.
Some bone on bone action there as Kidd checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kidd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dreth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Dreth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dreth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kidd blocks a jab.
Dreth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Dreth throws out a counter right but Kidd avoids it with no problem.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dreth!
Dreth throws a shot from downtown. Kidd moves away and avoids it.
Kidd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dreth staying out of range there.
Kidd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dreth darts in looking for a takedown but Kidd gets double underhooks and turns Dreth into the cage.
Dreth tries to move into range but Kidd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kidd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dreth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kidd defends it nicely.
Kidd slips a jab from Dreth.
Kidd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dreth throws out the jab.
Kidd throws out a powerful jab.
Kidd rushes Dreth and presses him up against the cage.
Dreth tries to circle away but Kidd has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kidd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kidd.
Kidd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killer Kidd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dreth.
Kidd blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd lands with a left to the head.
Kidd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kidd tries to work over Dreth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dreth blocks an uppercut.
Kidd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dreth can't find room to land a body shot as Kidd controls the action.
Kidd lands with a short shot to the head.
Kidd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dreth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kidd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kidd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dreth takes a shot to the head.
Kidd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kidd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kidd keeps control of Dreth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kidd can't find room to land a body shot as Dreth controls the action.
Dreth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Killer Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valen Dreth.
Dreth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dreth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dreth is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kidd to keep the fight standing.
Kidd can't find room to land a body shot as Dreth controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd digs a right hand underneath Dreth's ribcage. Dreth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dreth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kidd digs a good body shot into Dreth's ribs.
Kidd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 misses with a straight right.
Kidd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dreth throws a body shot but no joy.
Dreth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kidd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dreth's hands.
Dreth misses with a few strikes there.
Kidd misses with a straight left.
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Dreth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
Dreth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Kidd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kidd throws out a powerful jab.
Dreth needs to keep his hands up - Kidd had a free shot at his head there.
Dreth with a nice cross.
Kidd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dreth's head.
Kidd blocks a leg kick.
Dreth throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dreth scores with a sloppy right hand. Kidd should have avoided that one.
Dreth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kidd's head backwards.
Dreth ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Kidd just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Kidd blocks the low kick.
Kidd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dreth connects with a nice looking jab.
Kidd moves out of range as Dreth strikes.
Dreth throws a body shot but no joy.
Kidd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kidd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dreth jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kidd scores with a sloppy right hand. Dreth should have avoided that one.
Kidd slips a jab from Dreth.
Kidd missing with a left hand there. Dreth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dreth throws a looping overhand right but Kidd ducks down to avoid it.
Dreth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dreth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kidd.
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Kidd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dreth.
Kidd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd misses with an uppercut.
Kidd tries to clinch up but Dreth circles away and keeps his distance.
Dreth misses with a low kick.
Donk. Dreth catches Kidd right on the button with a cross.
Dreth throws a leg kick but Kidd checks it.
Kidd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Dreth's shoulder, as Dreth tries to avoid the shot.
Dreth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dreth avoids the body shot from Kidd.
Kidd missing with a left hand there. Dreth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kidd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dreth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kidd throws out the jab.
Dreth with the counter takedown but Kidd avoids it easily.
Dreth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dreth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kidd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dreth scrambles back to his feet.
Dreth jabs at Kidd's body.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Dreth uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dreth moves out of range of the strikes.
Dreth fails to land with a series of punches.
Kidd scores with a nice strike.
Dreth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kidd defends well and Dreth ends up having to push Kidd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dreth with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Killer Kidd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kidd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Killer Kidd!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Valen Dreth!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Killer Kidd!
Killer Kidd wins by split decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Killer Kidd waved his t-shirt featuring Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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