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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tate Thai Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Forgot about dre.. This should be fireworks!
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tate Thai Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai Guy throws the kick towards the body but Kirby avoids it.
Thai Guy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thai Guy looks for the body kick but Kirby saw that one coming.
Thai Guy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thai Guy walks into a jab.
Thai Guy slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirby.
Kirby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thai Guy slips under a jab from Kirby.
A good leg kick by Thai Guy.
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 fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thai Guy is out of range.
Thai Guy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thai Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirby sizes up Thai Guy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thai Guy moves in looking to clinch but Kirby pushes him off.
Kirby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kirby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thai Guy slips a straight right by Kirby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thai Guy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thai Guy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch but Thai Guy keeps him there for the moment.
Thai Guy prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kirby.
Thai Guy stalling in the clinch but Kirby improves position.
Kirby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thai Guys head.
Kirby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thai Guy tries to stall but Kirby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thai Guy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kirby pushes Thai Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirby dodges an elbow strike from Thai Guy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kirby as Thai Guy tries to tie him up.
Thai Guy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thai Guy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby digs a right hand underneath Thai Guy's ribcage. Thai Guy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby misses with the head strike.
Thai Guy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like John Kirby has been cut.
Thai Guy keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch but Thai Guy keeps him there for the moment.
Thai Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thai Guy pushes off an throws an elbow but Kirby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thai Guy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kirby's defenses.
Thai Guy trying to control the position but instead, Kirby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thai Guy into the cage.
Kirby can't find room to land a body shot as Thai Guy controls the action.
Thai Guy stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Kirby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thai Guy moves away from the strike by Kirby.
Thai Guy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kirby misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy wants to clinch.
Kirby misses the jab.
Thai Guy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kirby looks to land a combination but Thai Guy avoids it well.
Kirby lunges at Thai Guy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thai Guy's hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kirby checks a leg kick.
Kirby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thai Guy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kirby has time to react.
Thai Guy wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirby swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy tries to clinch there but Kirby circles away.
Kirby scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy throws a wild body kick that Kirby sees coming a mile off.
Thai Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirby.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai Guy wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby looks to land a right hand but Thai Guy moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Kirby finds it's way through Thai Guy's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai Guy gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai Guy controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Thai Guy for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kirby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kirby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kirby's cut.
That's time! Thai Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thai Guy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirby.
Kirby does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thai Guy throws a shot from downtown. Kirby moves away and avoids it.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.
Kirby throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Kirby does it's job there.
Tate Thai Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby cracks Thai Guy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thai Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thai Guy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirby circles away.
John Kirby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thai Guys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kirby swings for the body but Thai Guy moves out of range.
Thai Guy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kirby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thai Guy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirby circles away.
Thai Guy delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy misses with a low kick as Kirby jumps back.
Thai Guy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thai Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kirby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thai Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thai Guy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kirby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kirby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thai Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirby connects with a single shot there.
Kirby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirby fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirby swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy clinches up with Kirby and pushes him back against the cage.
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai Guy is pushing Kirby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kirby breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Kirby coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thai Guy thuds his shin into the meat of Kirby's side.
Kirby takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kirby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kirby gets tackled into the cage by Thai Guy. Thai Guy maintains the clinch.
Thai Guy has Kirby pressed against the cage, preventing Kirby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kirby tries to break the clinch but Thai Guy is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside that Kirby shrugs off.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thai Guy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thai Guy has Kirby pressed against the cage.
Kirby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thai Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
A jab from Kirby misses.
Kirby throws a lazy right hand but Thai Guy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thai Guy scores with a kick to the body.
Thai Guy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kirby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thai Guy.
Kirby lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thai Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai Guy throws a push kick but Kirby slaps the foot to one side.
Kirby moves out of range of the body kick from Thai Guy.
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirby.
Kirby misses with a lunging right hand
and Thai Guy counters with an inside leg kick.
Thai Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thai Guy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kirby lands a jab to the nose.
Kirby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thai Guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Kirby.
A lazy body kick from Thai Guy
and Kirby counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thai Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirby.
Kirby blocks a head kick by Thai Guy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Kirby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Kirby's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Kirby there.
Kirby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kirby lands a really nice looking cross but Thai Guy seems unphased.
Thai Guy connects with a solid leg kick.
Kirby throws a big shot that misses.
Kirby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thai Guy misses with a head kick.
Kirby looks to land a right hand but Thai Guy moved out of range.
Thai Guy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirby circles away.
Kirby digs a good hook to Thai Guy's body.
Kirby blocks a low kick nicely.
Kirby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kirby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thai Guy has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Thai Guy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby feints and then cracks Thai Guy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thai Guy down.
Thai Guy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good work by Kirby as he checks the leg kick.
Kirby connects with a jab.
Kirby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thai Guys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Kirby is having none of it.
Thai Guy has closed the distance and engaged Kirby in a clinch.
Kirby lands with a short shot to the head.
Thai Guy is looking to control Kirby's arms but Kirby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thai Guy has his back to the cage.
Kirby takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thai Guy trying to control the position but instead, Kirby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thai Guy into the cage.
Thai Guy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kirby avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai Guy.
Kirby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Thai Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kirby.
Thai Guy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 scores with a nice strike.
Thai Guy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good work by Kirby as he checks the leg kick.
Thai Guy walks into a straight right hand from Kirby.
Kirby cracks Thai Guy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kirby's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kirby misses the target.
Thai Guy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kirby throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy looking to stall.
Thai Guy keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thai Guy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kirby's defenses.
Kirby avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy is trying to maintain a safe position but Kirby gets an underhook and turns Thai Guy into the cage.
Thai Guy can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A head punch on the inside from Kirby fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thai Guy keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kirby fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thai Guy blocks an uppercut.
Tate Thai Guy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thai Guy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby misses with a hook from the clinch.
John Kirby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thai Guy misses with an elbow strike.
Thai Guy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thai Guy is trying to maintain a safe position but Kirby gets an underhook and turns Thai Guy into the cage.
Thai Guy slows down the pace here.
A short right from Kirby on the inside.
Thai Guy throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai Guy throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kirby as Thai Guy tries to tie him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thai Guy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Kirby scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kirby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kirby 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kirby!
After the big win, John Kirby made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BeastMode and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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