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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kind comes to the cage accompanied by Afternoon Delight. Sithole is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Miss The Misery. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
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203 lbs
24 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Kind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Moses Sithole!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sithole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kind throwing a counter right hand but Sithole manages to avoid it.
Kind tests Sithole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kind.
Sithole misses the jab.
Sithole scores with a jab to the head.
Kind 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.
Kind lands a right hook to the body.
Kind misses with a wild body shot.
Sithole scores with a jab.
Sithole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sithole shoots for a takedown but Kind saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kind throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kind misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kind looks to throw a body kick
and Sithole counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sithole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sithole thows a huge punch but Kind dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sithole is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sithole seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sithole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kind is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sithole is trying to control. Kind wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sithole trying to control from Kind's half guard. Kind has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kind is looking to stand up but Sithole isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sithole looking to sit in guard and control but Kind gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kind postures up.
Kind tries to stand but Sithole is controlling from the bottom.
Kind controlling from the top position.
Kind's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sithole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole controlling the position.
Sithole is looking to sweep but instead, Kind has passed into half guard.
Kind moves nicely into side control.
Kind working away.
Sithole tries to improve position but can't.
Sithole is letting Kind control him for a moment.
Sithole can't do much from the bottom here.
Kind wants to stand but Sithole has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kind continues to stall.
Kind looking to pass the guard.
Sithole wants to sweep but no luck.
Kind has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sithole is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sithole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kind trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Champ Kind will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kind keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sithole.
Sithole misses with a lunging right hand
and Kind counters with a good low kick that Sithole was not able to check.
Sithole connects with a nice looking jab.
Kind lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kind stuffs the takedown attempt from Sithole. Sithole gets slowly back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kind - that will leave a mark!
Sithole gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kind makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sithole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sithole fails to land the takedown.
Champ Kind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moses Sithole.
Sithole fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole fails with the takedown
letting Kind counter with a right hand.
Sithole is breathing heavily.
Kind lands a really nice looking cross but Sithole seems unphased.
Sithole motions for Kind to come forward. Sithole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kind was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sithole throws a leg kick
and Kind counters with a good low kick that Sithole was not able to check.
Sithole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sithole throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sithole misses the shot to the body.
Moses Sithole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sithole throws a leg kick but Kind sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sithole connects with a leg kick. Kind looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kind lands the left hand.
Sithole is rocked!
Kind closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Sithole out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Champ Kind!
Champ Kind seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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