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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaqen Hghar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaqen Hghar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirby. Hghar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby misses with a hook
and Kirby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hghar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hghar is looking to clinch but Kirby is avoiding it.
Hghar is looking to clinch but Kirby is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Kirby.
Kirby connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hghar. Hghar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kirby scores with a hook.
Kirby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hghar manages to avoid it.
Hghar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kirby misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby stops a takedown attempt from Hghar.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Hghar.
Kirby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hghar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kirby pinned against the cage. Kirby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hghar closes the distance and clinches up with Kirby, looking for a takedown. Hghar pushes Kirby against the cage but Kirby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaqen Hghar.
Hghar slips under a jab from Kirby.
Kirby throws an overhand right that lands on Hghar's shoulder, as Hghar tries to avoid the shot.
Hghar dodges the punch combination from Kirby.
Hghar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kirby misses with a left hand
and Hghar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hghar fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hghar is defended easily by Kirby.
Hghar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kirby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hghar scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hghar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hghar shoots in looking for a takedown. Kirby tries to sprawl out of it but Hghar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kirby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hghar.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.
Hghar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kirby counters with a left and a right that stings Hghar.
Kirby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Kirby throws an overhand right that lands on Hghar's shoulder, as Hghar tries to avoid the shot.
Kirby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby stuffs the takedown.
Hghar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kirby is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hghar.
Kirby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hghar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirby.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hghar moves away.
Hghar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kirby pinned against the cage. Kirby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hghar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kirby to score with a decent uppercut.
Kirby misses with a right hand
and Hghar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kirby!
Hghar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hghar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hghar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hghar is working for a guillotine from mount but Kirby frees his head quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hghar throws some wild stikes that Kirby manages to avoid easily.
Hghar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kirby can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirby defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hghar.
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 John Kirby will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hghar slips a straight right by Kirby.
No joy there for Kirby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kirby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kirby swings widly with a right hand
and Hghar counters with a takedown into side control.
Hghar is looking to take a break and control but Kirby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hghar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hghar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hghar working away.
Kirby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hghar wants to control but Kirby is keeping him busy.
Kirby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hghar on the ground.
Hghar swings around for an armbar but Kirby sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hghar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is looking to advance position but Hghar has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hghar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kirby's face.
Hghar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hghar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kirby hang on?
Hghar looking to finish with strikes here!
Hghar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kirby is surviving well by controlling Hghar's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hghar unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hghar landing shots from mount.
Hghar throwing strikes here but Kirby is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kirby defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hghar.
Kirby avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hghar.
Hghar prevents Kirby from getting the reversal.
Hghar trying to control but Kirby is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hghar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kirby manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hghar cracks Kirby with a big elbow.
Kirby is not content to let Hghar control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hghar has control of an arm but Kirby manages to advance to Hghar's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaqen Hghar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hghar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kirby sprawls well. Kirby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hghar gets slowly back to his feet.
Hghar avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Kirby works Hghar's body with a nice hook.
Hghar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hghar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hghar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaqen Hghar.
Kirby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kirby is trying to stall.
Kirby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hghar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hghar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hghar ducks under a wild hook from Kirby.
Jaqen Hghar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hghar blocks a jab.
Kirby scores with a decent looking hook.
Kirby thows a body shot but no joy.
Hghar needs to keep his hands up - Kirby had a free shot at his head there.
Kirby jabs Hghar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kirby throws a hook but Hghar blocks it.
Kirby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hghar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hghar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hghar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hghar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hghar lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hghar trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Hghar stopping the sweep attempt from Kirby.
Hghar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hghar wants to control from the top but Kirby keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jaqen Hghar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hghar wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.
That's four 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.
Hghar closes the distance and clinches up with Kirby, looking for a takedown. Hghar pushes Kirby against the cage but Kirby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hghar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Hghar with that takedown attempt.
Kirby lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hghar backs up against the cage.
Hghar shoots in for a double leg but Kirby sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hghar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hghar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kirby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Jaqen Hghar has been cut.
Hghar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
John Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hghar moves in looking to clinch but Kirby pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kirby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kirby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kirby!
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energy
A | B |
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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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