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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shadowhunter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
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180 lbs
41 - 23 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Juan Corrida!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrida takes one to the side of the head.
Corrida scores with a hook.
Kiddi swings for the body but Corrida moves out of range.
Kiddi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corrida blocks a head kick by Kiddi.
Kiddi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corrida. Corrida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Corrida misses with a straight left.
It looked like Kiddi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiddi misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Corrida just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiddi throws a looping overhand right but Corrida ducks down to avoid it.
Corrida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kiddi dodges the punch combination from Corrida.
Corrida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
Kiddi throws a hook to the side of Corrida's head but Corrida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corrida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kiddi.
Corrida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiddi rushes Corrida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kiddi misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiddi lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kiddi fails to land.
Kiddi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corrida wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiddi won't allow it.
Kiddi prevents Corrida from breaking the clinch.
Corrida throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiddi.
Corrida's coach down at R.A.D's Lads was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Corrida's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Corrida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corrida manages to break the clinch.
Kiddi misses the shot to the body.
Kiddi misses with a lunging right hand
and Corrida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kiddi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Corrida defending well as Kiddi loads up on a big left hand.
Corrida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiddi wants to clinch
and Corrida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corrida blocks the body kick.
Kiddi tries to clinch but Corrida moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corrida.
Corrida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corrida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiddi.
Nice body punch from Kiddi.
Nice defenses there by Kiddi.
The crowd cheers as Corrida lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kiddi doesn't seem phased though.
Kiddi misses with a head kick.
Corrida swings for the body but Kiddi moves out of range.
Corrida has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiddi finds it's way round the side to connect with Corrida's head.
Kiddi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiddi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corrida.
Kiddi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiddi misses with a body kick.
Corrida tries to land a leg kick but Kiddi saw it coming and moves away.
Corrida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kiddi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corrida looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiddi is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiddi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiddi avoids the head kick by Corrida.
Kiddi throws a body punch but Corrida moves out of range.
Kiddi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiddi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Corrida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kiddi digs a good hook to Corrida's body.
Corrida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corrida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiddi cracks Corrida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kiddi works Corrida's body with a nice hook.
Kiddi lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Corrida - just one landing.
Corrida throws a jab when Kiddi was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corrida misses with a jab to the body
and Kiddi counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida moves out of range as Kiddi throws a body kick.
It seemed like Corrida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Corrida leaves Kiddi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corrida! But no joy.
Crunch! Kiddi slams his shin into Corrida's torso.
Corrida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kiddi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kiddi tried to score with a low kick but Corrida checks it.
Kiddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Corrida is just out of range.
Kiddi drives through and clinches with Corrida against the cage.
Kiddi misses with the head strike.
Kiddi tries to work over Corrida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corrida scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kiddi fails to land.
Kiddi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiddi blocks an uppercut.
Corrida has a couple of punches blocked by Kiddi.
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 Galdra Kiddi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kiddi cracks Corrida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Corrida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kiddi.
Corrida misses with a body shot.
Kiddi blocks a low kick nicely.
Kiddi connects with a crisp jab.
Kiddi lands with a slapping head kick.
Corrida misses with a hook. Kiddi ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Kiddi misses.
Corrida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Corrida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiddi walks into a jab.
Kiddi scores with a shot to the body.
Corrida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 misses with a body shot.
Corrida misses with a wild body shot.
Kiddi throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Corrida slips under a jab.
Corrida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kiddi momentarily.
Kiddi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Kiddi does it's job there.
Kiddi blocks the body kick.
Corrida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiddi.
Kiddi wants to clinch up but Corrida keeps it at a distance.
Kiddi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Galdra Kiddi is winning the standup battle so far.
Corrida is looking to score with low kicks.
Kiddi misses with a hook
and Corrida counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiddi has managed to clinch.
Corrida scores with a shoulder strike.
Corrida throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiddi.
Kiddi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Corrida misses with some punches.
I was talking to Kiddi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corrida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiddi misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiddi.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiddi misses with a body punch.
Corrida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiddi misses with some punches.
Kiddi takes a shot to the head.
Kiddi lands a hook that snaps the head of Corrida backwards.
Kiddi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corrida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiddi struggles to land a body shot inside as Corrida controls his hands.
Kiddi has Corrida pressed against the cage, preventing Corrida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kiddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida can't break the clinch.
Kiddi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiddi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corrida misses with a punch to the body.
Corrida misses with a punch to the body.
Kiddi lands an uppercut.
Galdra Kiddi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiddi.
Kiddi throws a head punch that misses.
Kiddi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Corrida is rocked!
Corrida has a couple of punches blocked by Kiddi.
Corrida is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiddi finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Kiddi.
Kiddi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Corrida to his knees! Kiddi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galdra Kiddi!
Our winner, Galdra Kiddi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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