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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River has chosen Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiddi fails with a takedown attempt.
Kiddi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kiddi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
River tries to buck Kiddi off but Kiddi is having none of it.
River wants to control but Kiddi postures up.
River is not content to let Kiddi control the position.
River tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River wants to control but Kiddi postures up.
Kiddi tries for a kimura but River is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi wants to lay and pray for a moment but River keeps working.
Kiddi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear River down.
River can't do much from the bottom here.
River gets back to half guard.
Kiddi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kiddi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, River has managed to free his arm - good work.
River moves into full guard.
River keeping moving, preventing Kiddi from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kiddi.
Kiddi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kiddi trying to control the position from guard on top but River is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
River pulls Kiddi in close to prevent any damage.
Kiddi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
River is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
River is controlling Kiddi's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck River on the side of the head.
Kiddi loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River feints a counter leg kick.
River throws a push kick but Kiddi slaps the foot to one side.
River misses with a hook. Kiddi ducked under it nicely.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Kiddi lands.
Kiddi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiddi misses the shot to the body.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
River tries to counter with a clinch but Kiddi shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Kiddi. Beautiful body shot.
Kiddi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiddi works the jab nicely.
River blocks a jab.
Kiddi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiddi.
Kiddi throws a leg kick
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from River - that will leave a mark!
Nice jab there from River.
Kiddi lands with a good body shot.
River gets a clinch.
Kiddi can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Kiddi misses with a hook from the clinch.
River prevents a body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiddi.
Kiddi looking to stall.
River blocks a body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiddi throws a head punch that misses.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kiddi swings for the body but River moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiddi. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
River throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiddi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River with a nice cross.
Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kiddi throws the kick towards the body but River avoids it.
Galdra Kiddi is winning the standup battle so far.
River thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kiddi if he has to take too many more of those.
Kiddi is looking to wear down River with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
River looks to land a combination but Kiddi avoids it well.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kiddi misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Kiddi tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kiddi presses River against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kiddi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Kiddi as the two fighters clinch.
Kiddi presses River against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiddi throws a head punch that misses.
Kiddi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kiddi fails to land.
River breaks from the clinch.
Kiddi throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
Kiddi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River tries a quick counter leg kick but Kiddi is wise to it.
River with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kiddi to score with a decent uppercut.
River throws out a leg kick but Kiddi moves out of range and River only half commits.
Kiddi feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Kiddi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Kiddi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kiddi ducks under a wild hook from River.
Kiddi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kiddi defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
Kiddi takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Kiddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiddi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiddi throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
River jabs at Kiddi's body.
Kiddi misses with a body shot.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiddi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? River is fending him off so far but Kiddi persists. Nope, River circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiddi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
A swing and a miss from Kiddi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiddi. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi is looking to clinch.
Kiddi throws a leg kick that misses.
Kiddi swings widly with a right hand
and River counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by River.
Kiddi lands with a right to the head.
Kiddi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kiddi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River blocks an uppercut.
Kiddi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiddi fails to pull guard.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Kiddi has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Kiddi misses with some punches.
River blocks a body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi blocks a body shot from River.
River lands an elbow that stopped Kiddi in his tracks for a moment.
Kiddi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiddi throws a head punch that misses.
Kiddi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiddi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
Kiddi throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River prevents a body shot from Kiddi.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiddi tries for a takedown but River manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galdra Kiddi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiddi throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Kiddi scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
River tries to work over Kiddi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiddi avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galdra Kiddi dominated that second round.
That's time! Kiddi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
River throws a right and a left that Kiddi avoids nicely.
Kiddi swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River tries to score with a low kick but Kiddi moves his leg out of the way.
River on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiddi. Kiddi obviously looking to wear him down.
Kiddi moves out of range of the body kick from River.
Kiddi lands a slapping body shot.
River slaps away a takedown attempt from Kiddi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kiddi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and River makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiddi. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River cracks Kiddi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
River throws a hook but Kiddi blocks it.
Kiddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiddi.
Kiddi misses with a leg kick
and River counters with a left and a right that stings Kiddi.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi throws a body kick that misses.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kiddi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
River digs a good body shot into Kiddi's ribs.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiddi missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River tries to counter by closing the distance.
River misses with a low kick.
Kiddi tries to counter with a takedown but River is quick to defend against it.
River throws a leg kick but Kiddi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
River throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
River throws a lazy right hand but Kiddi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiddi attempts a counter takedown but River avoids it well and moves away.
River throws a push kick but Kiddi slaps the foot to one side.
River misses with a low kick.
Kiddi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiddi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a shot to the body.
Kiddi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and River counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiddi scores with a nice body kick.
River ducks under a wild hook from Kiddi.
Kiddi drives through with a takedown into River's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Galdra Kiddi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiddi stopping the sweep attempt from River.
Kiddi is fighting to break River's control of his arms but River is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
River wants to sweep here but Kiddi controlling him for the moment.
Kiddi throwing strikes from guard but River blocks nicely.
Kiddi stays in close to River's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River is trying to keep Kiddi in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiddi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
River has Kiddi pulled in close to control his posture.
River is trying to keep Kiddi in close.
Cole River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiddi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River is trying to improve his position.
Kiddi landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is trying to control Kiddi's posture but Kiddi avoids it.
River taking a bit of punishment here - Kiddi scoring with strikes.
Kiddi scores with punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kiddi.
Kiddi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
River tries to improve position but can't.
River can't do much from the bottom here.
Kiddi scoring with punches and elbows.
Kiddi is chipping away with strikes.
Kiddi scores with a couple of short elbows.
River is rocked!
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 Galdra Kiddi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiddi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galdra Kiddi!
A relieved looking Galdra Kiddi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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