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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woo Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woo Kidd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Woo Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Habana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Habana moves into the clinch successfully.
Kidd is looking to break free of the clinch but Habana has double underhooks.
Habana slowing the pace effectively.
Habana misses with a knee to the head.
Habana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kidd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Habana's elbow.
Kidd is trying to break free.
Kidd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Habana has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Habana has Kidd pressed against the cage, preventing Kidd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kidd breaks from the clinch.
Kidd throws a shot to the body.
Kidd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Habana moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd fails to land with a series of punches.
Habana scores with a head kick.
It looks like Woo Kidd has been cut.
Kidd looks to score with a jab to the body but Habana is just out of range.
Kidd avoids the head kick by Habana.
Kidd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Habana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kidd swinging wildly here.
Habana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Habana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kidd's sensitive parts.
Habana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kidd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Habana's head.
Kidd checks a low kick from Habana.
Kidd works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Habana.
Habana appears to be looking for a big counter.
Habana lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd lands with a nice body punch.
Kidd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Woo Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kidd swinging wildly here.
Habana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kidd's sensitive parts.
Kidd tries to bum rush Habana with a series of wild strikes but Habana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Kidd misses.
Habana throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Kidd lands.
Some wild striking there from Kidd.
Habana blocks a jab.
Habana cracks the inside of Kidd's front leg.
Sloppy strikes from Kidd. Those never looked like landing.
Kidd misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd takes a swing at Habana's ribcage but misses.
Habana gets a clinch.
Habana pushes off an throws an elbow but Kidd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Habana scores a nice knee to the body.
Habana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kidd misses with a two punch combination.
As Kidd looks to move away, Habana throws a big counter combo but Kidd just gets out of the way.
Habana scores with a spinning back kick!
Kidd tries to bum rush Habana with a series of wild strikes but Habana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by Habana. That's going to slow Kidd down.
Kidd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Habana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Habana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A good leg kick by Habana.
Kidd throws a jab when Habana was well out of range.
Kidd throws a hook but Habana avoids it easily.
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!
Kidd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd loads up on a big right hand but Habana slips the punch.
Kidd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Habana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Habana throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kidd.
Habana staying out of range there.
Kidd misses the shot to the body.
Kidd throws a series of punches but Habana avoids them all with ease.
Kidd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Habana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kidd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Habana manages to avoid it.
Kidd takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kidd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Habana was well out of range. Poor timing from Kidd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Habana.
Kidd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Habana.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd needs to keep his hands up - Habana had a free shot at his head there.
Kidd blocks a head kick by Habana.
The fighters circling - Kidd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Habana lands a left and a right that send Kidd crashing to the mat, dazed. Habana thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kidd is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Habana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Woo Kidd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Habana drops Kidd with a naaaaasty hook - Kidd is in real trouble here! Habana dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Habana!
Bryan Habana bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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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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