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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slip Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and small power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). small power has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 cm
18
134 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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160 cm
20
130 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slip Kid! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, small power! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kid throws a nice outside leg kick. Kid throws a nice looking combination but power bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Nice defenses there by Kid. Kid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. power takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Nice sprawl there from Kid as power shoots in. power misses with a series of wild punches.
Kid scores with a hook to the body. power takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A good leg kick by Kid. power tries to score with a low kick but Kid moves his leg out of the way. power looks gassed! Kid lets loose with a powerful body kick. power will feel that in the morning. Kid lands with a kick to the ribs.
power misses with a straight left. A solid leg kick lands there for Kid.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! power pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kid is out of range and power settles back down. Kid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between power's hands. Kid clinches up with power and pushes him back against the ropes. Kid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Kid jumps guard and drags power to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Kid pushes power off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Kid has power up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning power up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kid lands a good knee to the midsection. power won't want to take too many of those. A short left from Kid. Kid landing knees to the head.
Kid lands a knee to the head.
It looks like small power has been cut. Kid works on power's body with a couple of short punches. Kid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kid lands a right hand that snaps the head of power backwards. Kid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. A short body shot lands from Kid as the two fighters clinch.
Kid pulls guard successfully.
Kid tries to land a sweep but no joy. Kid pushes power off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Slip Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Kid clinches with his opponent.
Kid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has power in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Kid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A right hand to the body from Kid.
Kid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kid effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kid landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Kid gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Kid lands a nice knee to the body. power breaks the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Kid. Beautiful body shot. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Kid lands a front kick. Kid scores with a spinning back kick! power takes a kick to the side of the head. Kid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
power takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Kid clinches with his opponent.
power takes an elbow to the temple. Kid unloads a knee to the mid-section. power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Kid pushes power back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Kid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kid pushes power back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. power unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kid lands a nice knee to the body. Kid landing knees to the body.
Kid landing knees to the body.
Kid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kid obliges. Nice body punch from Kid. Kid working power over with knees to the body. Kid keeps control of power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A nice right hand lands inside from Kid. power gets through Kid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kid crunches a lovely knee into power's ribcage. Kid is trying to maintain a safe position but power gets an underhook and turns Kid into the ropes. power misses with the head strike.
power can't break the clinch.
Kid lands a knee to the head.
Kid trying to land knees to the body.
power tries for a takedown. No joy.
power is trying to break the clinch but Kid is controlling him. Kid scores with an uppercut up the middle. power breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Kid digs a good body shot into power's ribs. A good leg kick by Kid. Kid drives through and clinches with power against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Kid.
power takes a shot to the head. Kid scores a nice knee to the body.
power takes an elbow to the forehead. power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
power is trying to break free. power is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kid pulls him back up using the underhooks. Slip Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of small power. power is trying to break the clinch but Kid has him pressed against the ropes. Kid presses power against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. power working hard to break the clinch. power tries for a takedown but Kid manages to get underhooks.
Kid scores with a shot to the side of power's head. power working hard to break the clinch. Kid lands an elbow inside that power shrugs off. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kid lands a good knee to the midsection. power won't want to take too many of those. power wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kid missing with knees to the body.
power blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slip Kid dominated that round. The cut man is working on small power's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
power checks a leg kick. power instigates a clinch. power tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kid just stands there and leans against the ropes. Kid landing knees to the body.
Kid blocking some punches.
Kid taking a breather. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. power tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kid just stands there and leans against the ropes. power wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kid lands with a left to the head. Kid scores with an uppercut up the middle. Kid scores with a hook to the body. Kid connects with a nasty looking knee right to power's face.
Kid lands a nice knee to the body. power takes a shot to the head. Kid working some nice short punches in the clinch. power changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Slip Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of small power. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round. power walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kid. Kid clinches. Kid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Kid lands an elbow that stopped power in his tracks for a moment. power wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kid.
power tries to circle away but Kid has him pinned against the ropes. Kid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kid lands a nice uppercut. Kid lands a body shot. Knees to the body from Kid.
Kid pushes power back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Kid scores a nice knee to the body.
power has had enough of the clinch but Kid keeps him there for the moment. Kid works on power's body with a couple of short punches. Kid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through power's defenses. power has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. power tries to throw a body punch but Kid avoids it by throwing power back against the cage. Kid jumps into guard, dragging power to the mat.
Kid is looking for a triangle but power pushes his legs off easily.
Kid throws his legs up looking for a submission but power uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kid is letting power control him for a moment. Kid holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage. You can see the frustration on Kid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Kid trying to control but power flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back! Kid is covering up but some of the strikes from power are getting through and doing damage.
power is not going to allow Kid to sit and survive in this position. power is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Kid. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped. The crowd hopeful of a finish here - power's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round. power throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kid!
Kid manages to reverse the position and now he's in power's guard. Nice work there by Kid.
Kid gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. power wants to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Kid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Kid closes the distance and clinches. Kid lands an elbow inside that power shrugs off. power trying to control the position but instead, Kid has worked for underhooks and has pushed power into the ropes. Kid working power over with knees to the body. Kid is struggling to control the position. Kid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has power in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on power's face as he tries to break the clinch. power goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kid prevents it.
power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that power can do to turn this around? Kid digs a right hand underneath power's ribcage. power let out a lung full of air as it connected. Kid lands a body shot. Slip Kid has scored more points in the clinch so far. Kid decides to pull guard. Kid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Kid looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! power has picked Kid up and slammed him! Kid can't keep hold of the triangle and power manages to pass to side control! Kid is looking to regain half guard here but power keeps moving and retains side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slip Kid dominated that second round. The cut man is working on small power's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Kid as power shoots in. Kid scores with a leg kick.
Kid connects with a jab. Kid connects with a high kick. Kid lands with a slapping head kick. Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by power.
power shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kid as he jumps to the side. Kid lands with a nice body kick. Kid lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kid!
Kid throws a series of strikes that have power backpedaling.
Kid avoids the body shot from power.
Kid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Slip Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck power on the side of the head. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kid.
Kid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Kid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt power or not. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kid digs a right hand into power's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on power's gas tank. Kid cracks power with a nice body shot. Kid lands a knee to the body.
Kid unloads a knee to the mid-section. power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Kid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. Kid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has power in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kid obliges. A hook to the body from Kid.
A right handed body shot lands from Kid.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kid obliges. Kid blocks an uppercut.
power tries to break the clinch but Kid is controlling the position. Kid has power pushed against the ropes. Kid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite power's efforts to push away. Kid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Kid leaning against his opponent.
power wants to break the clinch but can't.
power is working for takedown but Kid is calmly controlling the position for now. Slip Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of small power. Kid is pressed up against the ropes. power has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kid down to the mat. Kid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kid.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kid rushes power and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. power is trying to force a seperation but Kid has the dominant position. Kid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Kid crunches a lovely knee into power's ribcage. Kid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and power avoids it. Kid pulls guard effortlessly. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. power advances to half guard. power seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. power tries to stand and escape but Kid actually recovers to full guard. Kid looking to hit a scissor sweep but power is one step ahead there. power is working Kid over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Kid wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round. power would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. power postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Kid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. power tries to clinch letting Kid counter with a right hand. Kid moves into the clinch. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Kid tries to pull guard but power holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kid drops back down to his feet.
power wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
power has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Kid manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. power trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Kid doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kid is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. power is aware though and is defending well. Slip Kid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. power has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round. power wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving. Kid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. power wants to get up but he can't break Kid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. small power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! power throwing strikes from guard but Kid blocks nicely. power postures up in Kid's guard and throws a big left but Kid blocks it. Kid keeping full guard, as power tries to pass. Kid manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. power manages to get himself to full guard.
Kid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight! Slip Kid showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:26 Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slip Kid!
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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
70% |
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