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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elroy Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Clay could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elroy Kidd's chin.
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elroy Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay misses with a series of wild punches.
Kidd shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clay napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Clay takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kidd misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kidd postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kidd tries to score with some ground and pound. Clay controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kidd lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Clay down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Clay trying to mount his opponent but Kidd defends it.
Kidd is trying to stand up here but Clay is controlling him well.
Kidd is looking to improve his position.
Kidd regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kidd throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Clay won't allow Kidd to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay wants to stand but Kidd is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kidd wants to sweep here but Clay controlling him for the moment.
Kidd trying to control the position.
Clay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kidd trying to control the position.
Clay is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kidd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay stalks Kidd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kidd's face. Kidd staggers backwards, shaken.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kidd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clay circles away.
Kidd needs to keep his hands up - Clay had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay gets caught flat footed, as Kidd shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Clay lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kidd!
Clay tries to control but Kidd wriggling away.
Kidd is desperately trying to improve his position but Clay has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clay is looking to stand but Clay has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Kidd throwing hammer fists to the chest of Clay. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd wants to control but Clay is having none of it.
Kidd is trying to escape the mount.
Clay looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kidd looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Kidd tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kidd is working to get back to half guard.
Clay trying to control but Kidd is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is working to get back to half guard.
Clay trying to control but Kidd is having none of it.
Kidd tries to hold on but Clay pushes him away.
Kidd swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Clay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kidd on the ground.
Clay trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clay is looking to stand but Clay has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Kidd is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elroy Kidd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kidd has a takedown stuffed.
Kidd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kidd shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Clay manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kidd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kidd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clay has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kidd has managed to get both his arms back between Clay's legs - danger averted.
Kidd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kidd stopping the sweep attempt from Clay.
Clay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd wants to pass the guard but Clay is keeping the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kidd. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Clay looking for a sweep. Not yet Clay, not yet.
Clay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kidd lands a couple of elbows.
Kidd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kidd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kidd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kidd drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Clay manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kidd has Clay in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kidd controls Clay momentarily but Clay frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kidd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clay postures up.
Clay wants to get up but he can't break Kidd's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Clay wants to control from the top but Kidd keeps moving.
Clay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kidd instigates a clinch.
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 is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clay is defending well.
David Clay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elroy Kidd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clay wants a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kidd has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Clay is trying to keep an underhook but Kidd manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kidd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kidd looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kidd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kidd lands strikes from half guard.
Clay missing with punches from the bottom.
Elroy Kidd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kidd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clay keeps working.
Kidd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clay tries to get out of the position.
Kidd drops an elbow to the side of Clay's head.
Kidd is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Clay is staying active underneath Kidd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Kidd.
Clay trying to control from the bottom.
Kidd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clay tries to get to full guard but Kidd has control of the leg.
Kidd thows a huge punch but Clay dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kidd is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kidd thows a huge punch but Clay dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elroy Kidd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kidd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clay but Clay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clay slaps away a takedown attempt from Kidd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kidd defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kidd scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kidd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kidd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kidd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kidd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kidd is working away from the top position though.
Kidd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Clay gets back to full guard.
Kidd looking to sit in guard and control but Clay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clay stopping the sweep attempt from Kidd.
Kidd keeping moving, preventing Clay from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay stopping the sweep attempt from Kidd.
Kidd working a defensive guard here.
Kidd might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Clay haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kidd working for a triangle but Clay defends it easily.
Kidd wants to get back to his feet but Clay is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Clay preventing the sweep.
Clay slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
David Clay has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kidd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clay avoids it really well and circles away.
David Clay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elroy Kidd.
Clay gets a takedown into half guard.
Kidd trying to control but Clay postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Clay is going to stand back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clay in particular looking to stall.
Kidd trying to control here.
Kidd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clay content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
David Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elroy Kidd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ground and pound from Clay.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elroy Kidd.
I've got Kidd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elroy Kidd!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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