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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
26
181 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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184 cm
27
170 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsuro Kazuhiro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kazuhiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Kiddi slips under a jab from Kazuhiro. Kazuhiro scores with a leg kick.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick that misses. Kiddi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Kiddi moves out of range as Kazuhiro throws a body kick.
Kazuhiro throws a jab when Kiddi was well out of range. Kiddi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Kazuhiro is trying to get back to full guard. Kazuhiro trying to control here.
Kazuhiro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Kazuhiro controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Kiddi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kazuhiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kiddi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kiddi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Kiddi is figuring out what he wants to do next. Kazuhiro is concentrating on defense, preventing Kiddi from advancing position. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Kazuhiro is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kazuhiro controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. A chopping leg kick lands by Kiddi. Kiddi throws a body punch but Kazuhiro moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kiddi ducks under a wild hook from Kazuhiro. Kiddi works the jab nicely. Kazuhiro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kazuhiro works Kiddi's body with a nice hook. Kazuhiro lands the left hand. Kiddi ducks under a wild hook from Kazuhiro. Kazuhiro connects with an inside leg kick. Kiddi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Jab from Kiddi.
It looks like Katsuro Kazuhiro has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kiddi throws a head kick that misses. Kazuhiro thumps Kiddi with a low kick. Katsuro Kazuhiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kiddi blocks a head kick by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro connects with a right hand. Kiddi shakes it off. Kiddi fails with a takedown attempt from distance. A head kick by Kazuhiro misses and Kiddi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiddi. Kiddi lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kazuhiro looking to stall.
Kazuhiro gets through Kiddi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kiddi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kiddi works on Kazuhiro's body with a couple of short punches. Kiddi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kazuhiro stalling.
Kazuhiro blocks a body shot from Kiddi. Kazuhiro taking a breather. Kiddi lands a body punch in the clinch. Kazuhiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kiddi working some nice short punches in the clinch. Kazuhiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kiddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kiddi misses with some punches.
Kiddi blocks an uppercut.
Kiddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kiddi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kazuhiro stalling.
Kazuhiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kazuhiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kazuhiro trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kiddi as Kazuhiro tries to tie him up. Kiddi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiddi can't find room to land a body shot as Kazuhiro controls the action.
A knee to the head by Kazuhiro.
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kiddi tries to throw a body punch but Kazuhiro avoids it by throwing Kiddi back against the cage. Kiddi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Kazuhiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiddi backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Katsuro Kazuhiro will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kazuhiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi misses with a wild body shot. Kazuhiro thumps Kiddi with a low kick. Kazuhiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Kiddi. Kazuhiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kazuhiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kazuhiro scores with a knee to the head.
Kiddi taking a breather. Kazuhiro gets through Kiddi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kiddi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kazuhiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiddi.
Kazuhiro lands with a light punch inside. Katsuro Kazuhiro has scored more points in the clinch so far. Kazuhiro prevents a body shot from Kiddi. Kiddi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazuhiros head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kiddi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiddi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Kiddi misses with the head strike.
Kiddi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kiddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiddi misses with the head strike.
Kiddi lands a shoulder strike. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kazuhiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kiddi's brow. Kiddi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kiddi lands with a left to the head. Kazuhiro misses with a knee to the head. Kazuhiro is trying to stall.
Kiddi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazuhiro. Kazuhiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiddi. Kazuhiro throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Kazuhiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kiddi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kiddi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kazuhiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiddi.
Kazuhiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiddi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Kiddi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Kazuhiro can't find room to land a body shot as Kiddi controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiddi. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kiddi tries a body shot but Kazuhiro blocks it.
Kazuhiro scores with a shot to the side of Kiddi's head. Kazuhiro trying to land knees to the body.
Kazuhiro looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kiddi lands with a short head shot on the inside. Kiddi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Kazuhiro blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Kiddi lands a shoulder strike.
Kazuhiro is rocked! Kiddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Oh Kazuhiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Kiddi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Kiddi creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kazuhiro's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kazuhiro drops to his knees and Kiddi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galdra Kiddi! After winning the bout, Galdra Kiddi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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