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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy The Crocodile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidd comes to the cage accompanied by Joe Esposito - You're the best. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
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178 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy The Crocodile!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crocodile feints and then cracks Kidd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kidd down.
The Crocodile lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Crocodile misses with a shot to the body
and Kidd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kidd.
Kidd wants to stand but The Crocodile is controlling his posture from full guard.
The Crocodile has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kidd has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crocodile wants to control but Kidd postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Crocodile gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kidd wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crocodile manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kidd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy The Crocodile will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick by The Crocodile misses
and Kidd counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kidd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The Crocodile looking for a sweep. Not yet The Crocodile, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd wants to stand but The Crocodile has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Crocodile trying to control the position.
The Crocodile tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Crocodile holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jimmy The Crocodile hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Crocodile scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Crocodile misses with a right hand
and Kidd counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The Crocodile is trying to control Kidd's posture but Kidd avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Kidd dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
The Crocodile throws a series of punches but Kidd avoids them all with ease.
Kidd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Crocodile.
The Crocodile misses with a hook
and Kidd counters with a shoot takedown. The Crocodile fights it but they end up in guard.
Kidd stands up from The Crocodile's guard - Kidd perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kidd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Crocodile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crocodile throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kidd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Crocodile misses with an uppercut
and Kidd counters with a three punch combo that has The Crocodile backing up. The Crocodile nods at Kidd to acknowledge the strikes.
The Crocodile misses with an uppercut
and Kidd counters with a head kick. That will keep The Crocodile thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Crocodile wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dick Kidd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kidd looks to land a combination. The Crocodile sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Crocodile swings widly with a right hand
and Kidd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. The Crocodile is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The Crocodile falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kidd counters with a big head kick but The Crocodile shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crocodile throws a lazy uppercut
and Kidd counters with a left and a right that stings The Crocodile.
Kidd misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from The Crocodile.
Kidd scores with a three punch combo!
Kidd throws a nice looking combination but The Crocodile bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from The Crocodile.
The Crocodile throws a right hand that misses
and Kidd counters with a three punch combo that has The Crocodile backing up. The Crocodile nods at Kidd to acknowledge the strikes.
A low kick from The Crocodile is predictable there
and Kidd counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crocodile throws a hook but Kidd blocks it.
The Crocodile dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Crocodile rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kidd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Crocodile connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kidd throws a combination that misses
and The Crocodile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Crocodile throws a sloppy head kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Kidd counters with a series of strikes. The Crocodile will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Crocodile throws a right hand that misses
and Kidd counters with a head kick.
Kidd walks into a straight right hand from The Crocodile.
A head kick misses from Kidd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crocodile misses with a double jab.
A low kick from The Crocodile misses
and Kidd counters with a left and a right that stings The Crocodile.
The Crocodile rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kidd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Crocodile rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kidd counters with a one-two to the body.
The Crocodile scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Crocodile paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Crocodile fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Crocodile lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Kidd.
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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
27% |
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