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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love Aikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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202 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Love Aikawa!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aikawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiddi misses with a head kick.
Kiddi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiddi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aikawa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aikawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kiddi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aikawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kiddi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikawa wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
Aikawa gets to his feet - Kiddi follows without any prompting.
Kiddi throws out a loose jab but Aikawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiddi lands a right hook to the body.
Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi scores with a hook.
Kiddi swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Aikawa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aikawa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa trying to control but Kiddi is working from the bottom.
Kiddi is trying to keep Aikawa in close.
Aikawa wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
Aikawa wants to stand but Kiddi is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Love Aikawa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kiddi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kiddi passes into half guard.
Kiddi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aikawa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kiddi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aikawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aikawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kiddi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kiddi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kiddi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kiddi works to advance to full mount. Aikawa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kiddi controlling the pace for now.
Aikawa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aikawa tries to get to full guard but Kiddi has control of the leg.
Kiddi lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aikawa actively working from the bottom here.
Kiddi trying to pass the guard but Aikawa defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galdra Kiddi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aikawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aikawa checks a low kick from Kiddi.
Aikawa leaves Kiddi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kiddi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aikawa.
Kiddi connects with a crisp jab.
Aikawa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aikawa showed some decent athleticism there.
Aikawa prevents Kiddi from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikawa wants to stand up but Kiddi has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Love Aikawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aikawa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kiddi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aikawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Kiddi is trying to control but can't.
Aikawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aikawa seems to be working for a kimura but Kiddi defends the submission attempt.
Aikawa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi tries to roll over but Aikawa keeps him under control.
Aikawa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kiddi defends it well.
Kiddi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aikawa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aikawa's back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kiddi controlling the positon.
Aikawa can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi trying to control momentarily.
Aikawa is trying to break free.
Kiddi controls the action.
Kiddi doesn't have the hooks in and Aikawa manages to turn into his guard.
Kiddi has control of Aikawa's left arm, preventing Aikawa from doing any damage.
Kiddi has a closed guard, preventing Aikawa from standing up.
Kiddi controls Aikawa momentarily but Aikawa frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Galdra Kiddi.
Kiddi misses with a shot to the body
and Aikawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kiddi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiddi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aikawa.
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!
Kiddi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aikawa backwards.
Aikawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aikawa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kiddi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aikawa somewhat.
Aikawa is breathing heavily.
Kiddi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Kiddi finds it's way through Aikawa's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galdra Kiddi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kiddi is defended easily by Aikawa.
Kiddi throws a lazy uppercut
and Aikawa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kiddi is pulling down on Aikawa's head. It's preventing any offense from Aikawa, at least for the moment.
Aikawa wanted to stand there but Kiddi had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aikawa drops back looking for a leg! Kiddi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kiddi manages to kick Aikawa off! Aikawa jumps back into Kiddi's guard.
Aikawa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aikawa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kiddi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikawa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kiddi working a defensive guard but Aikawa manages to pass into side control anyway.
Aikawa working away.
Aikawa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kiddi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Aikawa but great work by Kiddi.
Kiddi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aikawa, who protects the arm well.
Aikawa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa seems to be looking for submissions.
Kiddi keeping control of the position.
Aikawa is working for a kimura but Kiddi is defending it quite comfortably.
Aikawa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kiddi manages to get to full guard.
Kiddi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa trying to control but Kiddi is working from the bottom.
Kiddi trying to control the position.
Love Aikawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aikawa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aikawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiddi is retaining full guard.
Kiddi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kiddi controls Aikawa momentarily but Aikawa frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi managing to control the position.
Kiddi keeping full guard, as Aikawa tries to pass.
Aikawa content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Kiddi has locked up a guillotine! Kiddi's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Aikawa is holding on here and Kiddi must be using up a lot of energy. Aikawa has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Kiddi gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Galdra Kiddi!
A very excited looking Galdra Kiddi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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