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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Kidd (ranked 4037 p4p, 1384 weight class) and Raphael Couture (ranked 423 p4p, 176 weight class). Kidd comes to the cage accompanied by Spanish Ladies, by Colm McGuinness. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raphael Couture!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture throws the left hand but Kidd avoids the punch easily.
Kidd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couture.
Couture throws a good cross that connects.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kidd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kidd catches Couture with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kidd swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Kidd lands with a nice body punch.
Kidd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Couture tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kidd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kidd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Couture moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kidd to keep the fight standing.
Couture successfully pulls guard.
Kidd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Couture has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kidd has managed to get both his arms back between Couture's legs - danger averted.
Kidd wants to stand but Couture has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Couture is working an open guard so Kidd takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kidd throws a jab when Couture was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kidd.
Kidd tests Couture's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kidd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Couture looks to move away, Kidd throws a big counter combo but Couture just gets out of the way.
William Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Kidd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kidd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Couture jabs Kidd right on the nose. Kidd blinks but takes it well.
Couture fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kidd on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd lands a jab-cross combination.
Couture is looking to clinch but Kidd is avoiding it.
Couture slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Kidd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Couture doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kidd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Couture clinches with his opponent.
Couture jumps guard but Kidd turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kidd working hard to break the clinch.
Couture jumps guard and drags Kidd to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kidd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kidd stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
Kidd misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Kidd.
Couture slips a jab and a cross from Kidd.
Kidd takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Couture wants to counter with a clinch but Kidd pushes him away.
Kidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kidd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kidd.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Kidd misses with the combination.
Kidd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couture.
Couture avoids the body shot from Kidd.
Kidd moves out of range of the strikes.
Couture is looking to clinch but Kidd is avoiding it.
Kidd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Couture misses with a straight right.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Kidd.
Couture throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Couture misses with a hook
and Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kidd moves out of range as Couture strikes.
Kidd went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Couture fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couture is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Kidd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kidd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Couture moves in looking to clinch but Kidd pushes him off.
Kidd scores with a three punch combo!
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kidd.
Couture misses with a hook.
Kidd walks into a stiff left hand from Couture.
Kidd blocks a jab.
Couture throws a hook but Kidd blocks it.
William Kidd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kidd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Couture to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Couture slips under a jab from Kidd.
William Kidd is winning the standup battle so far.
Couture misses with a hook.
Kidd is looking to counter punch.
Couture throws a jab but it's blocked by Kidd.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Couture moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd just misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd misses with a looping left.
Couture looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Couture takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Couture throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kidd is looking to counter punch.
Kidd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kidd tests Couture's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Couture misses.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
Kidd slips under a jab.
Kidd lands with a good body shot.
Kidd thuds his right hand into Couture's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Couture might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Couture has Kidd up against the cage in a clinch.
Kidd is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture decides to pull guard.
Kidd postures up.
Kidd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kidd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Kidd's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
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!
Couture controls Kidd momentarily but Kidd frees himself.
Couture is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Couture working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kidd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kidd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kidd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Couture, up you get!
Kidd loads up on a big right hand but Couture slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Couture tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kidd throws the left hand but Couture avoids the punch easily.
Couture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Couture misses with a left hand
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kidd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Couture moves out of range.
Kidd gets tackled into the cage by Couture. Couture maintains the clinch.
Couture jumps guard but Kidd stands there with Couture around his waist. Couture gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kidd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kidd as Couture tries to tie him up.
Couture lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd breaks the clinch.
Couture is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kidd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Kidd was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Couture throws a poor cross that misses
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
Couture tries to clinch but Kidd moves out of range.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kidd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kidd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Couture can do to turn this around?
Couture lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture slips a jab and a cross from Kidd.
Kidd throws a body shot but no joy.
Couture takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Couture tries to clinch up but Kidd circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Kidd dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Kidd misses with a body shot.
Kidd sets himself, and Couture steps forward looking for the clinch! Kidd avoids it this time.
Couture staying out of range there.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Kidd is out of range.
Kidd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Couture tries to clinch up but Kidd circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture tries to clinch up.
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Couture misses with an uppercut. Kidd saw that one coming.
Couture is looking to clinch.
Kidd misses with an uppercut.
Raphael Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd scores with a shot to the body.
Kidd swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Kidd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Couture there.
Kidd throws the left hand but Couture avoids the punch easily.
Kidd swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Kidd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Couture tests Kidd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kidd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kidd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Couture tries to clinch up but Kidd circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture moves to clinch but Kidd breaks away
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kidd throws a jab when Couture was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture moves out of range as Kidd strikes.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Kidd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couture fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kidd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kidd duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kidd.
Couture on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Couture closes the distance and pushes Kidd back into the cage.
Couture has Kidd pressed against the cage, preventing Kidd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Couture to work.
Couture displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kidd up against the cage.
Couture tries to pull guard but Kidd won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Couture prevents Kidd from breaking the clinch.
William Kidd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Couture is trying to pull guard but Kidd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kidd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kidd can't break the clinch.
Kidd manages to break the clinch.
Kidd moves away from the strike by Couture.
Couture tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kidd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Couture walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to clinch up.
Kidd throws a combination. Couture tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kidd gets tackled into the cage by Couture. Couture maintains the clinch.
Couture misses with some punches.
Couture fails to pull the fight into his guard.
William Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Couture.
Couture is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kidd to keep the fight standing.
Kidd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Couture jumps guard.
Couture looking for a guillotine here but Kidd defends easily.
Kidd stands up from Couture's guard - Kidd perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Kidd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kidd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Kidd!
Post fight, William Kidd stared into the camera and said 'Aye, lads! Hoist the Flag! The day is ours!'.
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energy
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hype
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