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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bad Idea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idea's entrance music is Boss of All Bosses . A fine choice. Kiedis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tupac. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Idea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Kiedis misses
and Idea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiedis tries to land a front kick but Idea steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiedis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiedis slips a jab from Idea.
Idea definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kiedis throws a solid leg kick but Idea takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kiedis.
Kiedis tries to clinch up.
Idea walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kiedis.
Kiedis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Idea.
Kiedis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Idea on the side of the head.
Idea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kiedis misses with a low kick.
Johnny Kiedis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Idea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Idea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kiedis has a couple of punches blocked by Idea.
Kiedis lands a hook that snaps the head of Idea backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Idea.
Kiedis throws a punch but it's blocked by Idea.
Kiedis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Idea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiedis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiedis gets underhooks to prevent Idea's takedown attempt.
Kiedis looking to stall.
Kiedis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiedis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Idea tries to stall but Kiedis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kiedis lands with a light punch inside.
Kiedis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Idea up against the cage.
Kiedis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis misses with a punch to the body.
Kiedis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Idea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Idea works on Kiedis's body with a couple of short punches.
Kiedis stops a takedown attempt from Idea.
Idea is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Idea wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Idea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Idea leaning against his opponent.
Kiedis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kiedis lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Idea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiedis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kiedis - that landed with a thud.
Kiedis misses with some punches.
Idea blocks an uppercut.
Kiedis has Idea pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kiedis blocks a body shot from Idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Idea.
Kiedis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiedis.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnny Kiedis.
Idea clinches.
Kiedis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiedis gets underhooks to prevent Idea's takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Idea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiedis lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kiedis - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kiedis as Idea tries to tie him up.
Kiedis scores with a shot to the side of Idea's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Kiedis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Idea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Idea moves out of range as Kiedis throws a body kick.
Idea cracks a nice hook into Kiedis's ribs.
Kiedis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Idea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kiedis pushes Idea away with a front kick.
Idea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Idea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiedis manages to avoid it.
Idea walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kiedis.
Kiedis throws a body punch but Idea moves out of range.
Idea gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Kiedis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Idea checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea ducks under a wild hook from Kiedis.
Kiedis cracks Idea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Idea shoots in and bounces Kiedis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Idea tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiedis is retaining full guard.
Idea keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kiedis's head.
Idea trying to control but Kiedis is working from the bottom.
Idea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Idea trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiedis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Idea tries to roll over but Kiedis keeps him under control.
Idea is working hard here to advance position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiedis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Idea is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Idea is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Idea walks into a straight right hand from Kiedis.
Kiedis throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Idea counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Idea trying to control but Kiedis is working from the bottom.
Kiedis trying to control the position here.
Kiedis looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiedis, not yet.
Idea trying to control but Kiedis is working from the bottom.
Idea sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad Idea has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kiedis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kiedis there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Idea takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kiedis loads up on a big right hand but Idea slips the punch.
Kiedis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Idea throws a head kick that Kiedis semi-blocks.
Kiedis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Idea - just one landing.
Johnny Kiedis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiedis throws a solid leg kick but Idea takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kiedis.
Idea scores with a nice body kick.
Kiedis tries to close the distance and clinch but Idea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiedis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kiedis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Idea can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bad Idea will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kiedis throws a push kick but Idea slaps the foot to one side.
Kiedis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Idea circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiedis throws a body kick that misses
and Idea counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kiedis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Idea is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiedis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiedis.
Kiedis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnny Kiedis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiedis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiedis moves out of range as Idea throws a body kick.
Idea just misses with a punch to the body.
Idea rushes Kiedis and presses him up against the cage.
Kiedis misses with some punches.
Kiedis is trying to maintain a safe position but Idea gets an underhook and turns Kiedis into the cage.
Idea can't break the clinch.
Kiedis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis lands with a light punch inside.
Kiedis digs a right hand underneath Idea's ribcage. Idea let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kiedis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kiedis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kiedis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Idea takes a shot to the head.
Kiedis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiedis cracks Idea with a nice body shot.
Idea has Kiedis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kiedis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kiedis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Idea blocking some punches.
Kiedis taking a breather.
Kiedis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idea's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis taking a breather.
Idea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Idea taking a breather.
Kiedis lands a hook that snaps the head of Idea backwards.
Idea has a couple of punches blocked by Kiedis.
Kiedis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Idea takes a shot to the head.
Idea goes for a takedown attempt but Kiedis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Idea throws an off balance right hand
and Kiedis counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Idea.
Idea stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kiedis scores with a shot to the body.
Kiedis looks to land a body kick but Idea moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kiedis tenderised Idea's leg. Idea is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiedis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Kiedis misses.
Idea stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiedis.
Kiedis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Idea.
Idea lands a nice shot to the body.
Idea scores with a kick to the body.
Idea throws an off balance right hand
and Kiedis counters with a stiff right hand.
Idea avoids a kick to the body.
Idea throws an off balance right hand
and Kiedis moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kiedis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiedis is trying to maintain a safe position but Idea gets an underhook and turns Kiedis into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Idea drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Idea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiedis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Idea holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Idea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Idea can't find room to land a body shot as Kiedis controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiedis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiedis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Idea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Idea lands a nice shot to the body.
Idea breaks the clinch.
Idea is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Kiedis really dominated that 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.
Idea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Kiedis.
Kiedis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Idea.
Idea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Idea gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Idea is looking to take a break and control but Kiedis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kiedis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kiedis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kiedis looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiedis, not yet.
Kiedis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kiedis trying to control but Idea is having none of it.
Kiedis controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bad Idea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Idea wants to hold on but Kiedis pushes him away.
Idea slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Idea is pressing down on Kiedis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis looking to pass the guard.
Kiedis being controlled here momentarily.
Kiedis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kiedis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis won't allow Idea to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Kiedis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kiedis lands a jab.
Idea shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kiedis defends it nicely.
Idea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kiedis. Idea shrugs it off though.
Idea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiedis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kiedis thumps Idea with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Johnny Kiedis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Idea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kiedis connects with a leg kick. Idea looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Idea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kiedis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Kiedis.
Idea is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kiedis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Idea will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kiedis works the jab nicely.
Kiedis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiedis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kiedis throws a chopping leg kick but Idea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kiedis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Idea.
Idea lands a right hook to the body.
Kiedis stuffs the takedown.
Kiedis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kiedis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Idea really felt that one!
Idea slips a straight right by Kiedis.
Kiedis tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Idea lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kiedis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiedis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kiedis misses with a leg kick
and Idea counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kiedis's guard now.
Idea trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiedis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Idea postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Idea throws an elbow that misses. Kiedis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Idea's guard. Nice move by Kiedis!
Kiedis wants to pass the guard but Idea is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiedis controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Idea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Idea pulls Kiedis in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad Idea has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Idea misses with a hook.
Idea on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kiedis thuds a left hand into Idea's body.
Idea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiedis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kiedis just misses with a punch to the body.
Idea rushes Kiedis and presses him up against the cage.
Idea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiedis tries to work over Idea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiedis lands with a right to the head.
Idea misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis slows down the pace here.
A short right from Kiedis on the inside.
Kiedis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiedis is working Idea over against the cage.
Kiedis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bad Idea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Kiedis.
Idea tries a body shot but Kiedis blocks it.
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!
Idea takes a shot to the head.
Johnny Kiedis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kiedis swings wildly with an uppercut but Idea uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Idea wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Idea misses with a punch on the inside.
Idea throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiedis.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Kiedis.
I think Kiedis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Kiedis!
Johnny Kiedis is the new featherweight champion!
Johnny Kiedis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Bad Idea stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well.. This was Bad Idea today..'.
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