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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose has chosen You Could Be Mine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 cm
36
170 lbs
30 - 17 - 3 |
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183 cm
30
171 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Axl Rose! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kiddi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react. Rose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiddi. Kiddi jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kiddi works the jab nicely. Kiddi misses the shot to the body. Galdra Kiddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick. Rose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Kiddi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kiddi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose lands with a right hand.
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut. An inside leg kick from Rose misses. Kiddi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Kiddi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Kiddi tries to clinch up. Kiddi thuds a left hand into Rose's body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rose throws the left hand but Kiddi avoids the punch easily. Kiddi with a nice cross. Rose moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kiddi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Kiddi throws a leg kick that is checked and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kiddi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Kiddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it. Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Kiddi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy. Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Axl Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Rose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Kiddi lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Kiddi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose. Kiddi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Kiddi misses with a looping right. Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rose flicks out a counter leg kick but Kiddi steps away. Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Kiddi persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kiddi staying out of range there. Kiddi pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Rose takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice straight punches there by Kiddi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiddi. Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Rose throws a low kick but Kiddi moves out of range easily. Kiddi feinted with a counter takedown. Kiddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiddi. Rose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiddi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Kiddi tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot. Rose finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Kiddi.
Kiddi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Rose avoids the head kick by Kiddi.
Rose moves out of range as Kiddi throws a body kick.
Rose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kiddi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kiddi throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side. Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
Rose throws out a counter right but Kiddi avoids it with no problem. Kiddi closes the distance and clinches. Kiddi tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
A short right from Rose on the inside. Rose lands a nice uppercut. Rose takes a shot to the head. Kiddi misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut. Kiddi tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Kiddi back against the cage. Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Kiddi.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kiddi swings widly with a right hand
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kiddi tries to clinch but fails miserably and Rose counters with a nice uppercut. Kiddi moves into range and connects with a jab. Rose misses with a hook. Kiddi connects with an inside leg kick. Kiddi throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it. Kiddi lands a slapping body shot.
Kiddi feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down. Kiddi throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range. Rose thumps Kiddi with a low kick. Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Galdra Kiddi's cut is getting worse. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kiddi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Rose blocks a head kick by Kiddi.
Kiddi jabs at Rose's body. 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. That's time! Kiddi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kiddi misses with a kick to the body.
Kiddi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Kiddi tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Rose throws a big shot that misses. Kiddi throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it. Kiddi lands a jab to Rose's midsection. Kiddi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away. Kiddi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kiddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rose looks to land a right hand but Kiddi moved out of range. Kiddi lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily. The fight moves into the clinch position. Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rose misses with a body punch.
Kiddi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head. Rose blocks a body shot from Kiddi. Kiddi tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A bit of stalling here from Rose.
A head punch on the inside from Kiddi fails to land. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiddi. Rose misses with a hook from the clinch. Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kiddi lands a shoulder strike. Kiddi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiddi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not. Rose breaks from the clinch.
Kiddi tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot. Kiddi throws a body kick that misses and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Rose checks a low kick from Kiddi.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kiddi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Galdra Kiddi is winning the standup battle so far. Rose tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kiddi is able to avoid easily. Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Kiddi tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range. Kiddi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rose at a distance.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Kiddi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy. Kiddi misses with a wild body shot. Kiddi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Kiddi tries to counter with a takedown but Rose is quick to defend against it. Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiddi can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kiddi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Rose misses with a body shot.
Kiddi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Rose throws a leg kick which misses Kiddi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiddi tries to avoid it. Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiddi counters with a takedown into side control. Rose struggling a bit here. Kiddi throws an elbow but Rose slips to the side and avoids it well. Rose takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. You can see the frustration on Rose's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Rose taking a bit of punishment here - Kiddi scoring with strikes. Rose manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rose frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Kiddi is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rose fails to move to back control. Kiddi working to try and regain half guard.
Rose avoids the attempt from Kiddi to control. Kiddi is looking to get to half guard. Kiddi tries to lock up and control but Rose gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Kiddi working to try and regain half guard.
Rose wants to finish this one by submission but Kiddi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rose. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Galdra Kiddi will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut. That's time! Kiddi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot. Rose smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Kiddi is looking to chop away at Rose's legs. Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Rose connects with a crisp jab. Nice body punch from Kiddi. Kiddi swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Kiddi throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rose drops Kiddi with a naaaaasty hook - Kiddi is in real trouble here! Rose dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axl Rose! Axl Rose bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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