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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Motaung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KroniK Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidd is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Meaning of Life - Disturbed. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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257 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Motaung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, KroniK Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motaung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kidd scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kidd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Motaung is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kidd cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Motaung tries to reverse the position but Kidd maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kidd controlling the pace for now.
Motaung keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kidd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motaung is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kidd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kidd controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Kidd.
Motaung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kidd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Motaung is bucking up trying to escape but Kidd cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidd landing shots from mount.
Motaung knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kidd on the ground.
Kidd controlling from mount.
Kidd has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Motaung's face.
Kidd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd cracks Motaung with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kidd raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kidd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kidd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kidd is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Motaung has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kidd with a couple of short strikes.
Kidd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Motaung is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Motaung is breathing heavily.
Kidd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Motaung can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Motaung is in a horrible position here. Kidd smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kidd cracks Motaung with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd controlling from the full mount.
Kidd with the ground and pound from mount.
Kidd lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Motaung hang on?
Motaung is trying to stand up.
Kidd scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kidd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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 takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kidd's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kidd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kidd controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd lands a nice shot to the head.
Motaung taking shots to the head.
Kidd working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kidd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kidd with good strikes from the mount here!
Kidd controlling the position easily from mount.
Kidd with shots to the head and body - Motaung looks very uncomfortable down there.
Motaung might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Motaung tries to reverse the position but Kidd maintains control.
Kidd lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Motaung that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KroniK Kidd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kidd dives in and scores a takedown into Motaung's guard.
Motaung wants to sweep but no luck.
Kidd controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. KroniK Kidd wasn't active enough on the ground.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Motaung.
Kidd fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Motaung to the ground. Kidd is now in Motaung's guard.
Kidd is pushing down on Motaung's leg trying to pass to half guard. Motaung is fighting to maintain full guard but Kidd has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kidd working the head and body with strikes.
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 working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Motaung wants to get back to his feet.
Kidd content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kidd there.
Kidd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Motaung misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kidd winds up and cracks Motaung with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kidd frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kidd controlling the pace for now.
Kidd is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Motaung can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Motaung is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kidd with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kidd with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kidd controlling from the full mount.
KroniK Kidd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kidd looking to secure an arm triangle but Motaung defends it well.
Kidd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motaung taking shots to the head.
Kidd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kidd with a couple of short strikes.
Motaung gets back to half guard.
Motaung tries to kick Kidd off but Kidd keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Kidd there.
Kidd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Motaung tries to get to full guard but Kidd has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd lands strikes from half guard.
Kidd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Motaung on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kidd is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kidd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kidd passes to side control.
Motaung tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kidd controlling the positon.
Kidd cracks Motaung with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Motaung from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kidd scores with punches to the body.
Motaung preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kidd.
Kidd controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KroniK Kidd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kidd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Motaung circles away.
Kidd forces Motaung back against the cage and clinches.
Kidd manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Motaung throws an elbow that misses. Kidd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Motaung's guard. Nice move by Kidd!
Kidd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kidd works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kidd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kidd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kidd stands up and beckons Motaung to join him on the feet.
Kidd dives in and grabs Motaung's left leg, looking for a takedown. Motaung pushes down on Kidd's head and hops out.
Motaung tries to score with a low kick but Kidd moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motaung lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kidd fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Motaung sprawls well initially but Kidd persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kidd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Motaung is trying to stand.
Motaung tries to kick Kidd off in order to stand up. Kidd Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kidd is trying to get an arm triangle but Motaung is defending well.
Kidd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kidd is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Motaung's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kidd works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Motaung is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd grinds an elbow into Motaung's temple.
A lull in the action here as Kidd stalls from top position.
Kidd works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kidd has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kidd content just to control the position here.
Motaung wants to hold on but Kidd pushes him away.
Kidd controlling the position easily from mount.
Kidd postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Motaung looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Motaung?
Motaung is looking to improve his position but Kidd isn't that keen on the idea.
Kidd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Kidd connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kidd cracks Motaung with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Motaung trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kidd landing punches.
Kidd landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Motaung's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd controlling from the full mount.
Kidd landing strikes from the mount.
Kidd has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Motaung's face.
Kidd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kidd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kidd has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Motaung's face.
Kidd working the ground and pound effectively.
Kidd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kidd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Frank Motaung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KroniK Kidd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kidd controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
KroniK Kidd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kidd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KroniK Kidd!
KroniK Kidd was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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