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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Kidd (ranked 1453 p4p, 1593 weight class) and Valentino Andolini (ranked 184 p4p, 205 weight class). Kidd's entrance music is Spanish Ladies, by Colm McGuinness. A fine choice. Valentino Andolini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm 29 172 6 - 10 - 0 |
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180 cm 29 171 10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Excellent boxer Very strong |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Granite chin |
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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 6 - 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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valentino Andolini! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kidd lands with a right hand. Andolini tries to keep at a distance but Kidd has taken the fight into the clinch. Kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andolini lands with a left to the head. Andolini lands with a light punch inside. A short right from Andolini on the inside. Andolini manages to break the clinch.
Andolini misses with a shot to the body and Kidd counters with a right hand to the body. Andolini misses with a looping left. Kidd throwing a counter right hand but Andolini manages to avoid it. A nice leg kick from Andolini, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kidd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A nice combination there by Kidd.
This has been an exciting period of action! Kidd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andolini in his tracks. Andolini just misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Andolini - just one landing. Nice cross by Kidd. Kidd scores with a one two! Andolini had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Andolini's coach down at ubergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Andolini's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kidd tries to clinch up. Andolini misses with a kick to the body and Kidd counters with a two punch combo. Kidd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andolini on the side of the head. Kidd catches Andolini with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Andolini throws a shot from downtown. Kidd moves away and avoids it. Kidd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight. Decent striking displayed by Andolini there.
Kidd is rocked! Andolini lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valentino Andolini! In defeat, William Kidd stepped up to the mic, saying 'Yarrr....lower the flag, mateys. We've been scuttled.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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