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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 904 p4p, 1177 weight class) and Hunter Broderick (ranked 116 p4p, 161 weight class). Hunter Broderick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Broderick !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk misses with a looping left.
Broderick throws a shot from downtown. Kirk moves away and avoids it.
Broderick throws a hook but Kirk avoids it easily.
Kirk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Broderick takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Broderick misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirk counters with a good low kick that Broderick was not able to check.
Broderick loads up on a big right hand but Kirk slips the punch.
Broderick misses with an uppercut. Kirk saw that one coming.
Kirk lunges at Broderick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Broderick 's hand.
Kirk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Broderick to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk lands a nice hook to Broderick 's body. Broderick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kirk.
Kirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Broderick is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broderick moves forwards but Kirk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Broderick defending well as Kirk loads up on a big left hand.
Kirk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk scores with a hook to the body. Broderick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Broderick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirk misses with a straight right.
Broderick throws a hook but Kirk blocks it.
Kirk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
Kirk takes a swing at Broderick 's ribcage but misses.
Broderick takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Broderick misses with a body shot.
James Kirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broderick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirk.
Broderick checks the leg kick.
Broderick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kirk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Broderick counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk lands with a shot to the body.
Kirk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Broderick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirk throws a shot to the body.
Kirk throws an off balance right hand
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirk blocks a jab.
Kirk scores with a shot to the body.
Kirk lands a head shot.
Broderick throws a body shot but no joy.
Broderick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
A lazy left from Kirk finds it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Kirk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Broderick dodges the punch combination from Kirk.
Broderick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Broderick .
A punch lands to the side of Broderick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kirk stuns Broderick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kirk misses with a body shot.
Kirk slips a jab from Broderick .
Broderick 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.
Kirk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Kirk.
Kirk thumps Broderick with a low kick.
Broderick connects with the punch.
Kirk misses the body punch
and Broderick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Broderick . That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk scores with a body shot.
Broderick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
Kirk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Broderick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirk punishes Broderick 's body with a nice straight punch.
Broderick slips a straight right by Kirk.
A combination from Kirk does no damage.
Broderick throws out a counter right but Kirk avoids it with no problem.
Kirk misses with a lunging right hand
and Broderick counters with a straight right hand.
Kirk scores with a decent looking hook.
Kirk blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk misses with a body shot
and Broderick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kirk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kirk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Kirk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Broderick is just out of range.
Broderick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Kirk misses.
Kirk misses with a wild combination.
Kirk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Broderick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Broderick slips under a jab from Kirk.
Kirk misses with a right hand
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Broderick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kirk's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broderick misses with a wild body shot.
Broderick scores with a jab.
Kirk is rocked!
Broderick takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Broderick .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk slips under a jab from Broderick .
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirk is looking to wear down Broderick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kirk scores with a jab to the body.
Kirk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Broderick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Broderick misses with a right hand
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.
Broderick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirk.
Broderick misses with a straight right.
Broderick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kirk slips a straight right by Broderick .
The fighters circling - Kirk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kirk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Kirk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Broderick doesn't seem phased though.
Broderick cracks Kirk with a good jab.
Kirk needs to keep his hands up - Broderick had a free shot at his head there.
Broderick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirk.
Kirk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Broderick .
Oh Kirk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirk catches Broderick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kirk seems to have got his legs back now.
Broderick throws a right hand that misses
and Kirk counters with a right hand to the body.
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Broderick throws out the jab.
Kirk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kirk with the inside leg kick.
Kirk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Broderick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Broderick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk lands with a shot to the body.
Broderick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Broderick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirk.
Kirk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broderick .
Broderick works Kirk's body with a nice hook.
Broderick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kirk is looking to counter punch.
Broderick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Broderick .
A counter left hand to the body from Kirk misses its target.
Broderick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirk.
A little jabbing left from Broderick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirk punishes Broderick 's body with a nice straight punch.
Broderick checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk scores with a decent looking hook.
Broderick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirk misses with a hook. Broderick ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Broderick - just one landing.
Broderick jabs at Kirk's body.
Kirk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Broderick thuds his right hand into Kirk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kirk swings for the body but Broderick moves out of range.
Kirk defending well as Broderick loads up on a big left hand.
Broderick throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
Kirk connects with the punch.
Broderick slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Kirk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kirk jabs Broderick right on the nose. Broderick blinks but takes it well.
Broderick misses with a body shot.
Kirk misses the body punch
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirk cracks Broderick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Broderick throws out the jab.
Kirk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broderick manages to avoid it.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirk looks to throw the jab but Broderick is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kirk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Broderick counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirk tries to move into range but Broderick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Broderick .
Kirk lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Kirk does it's job there.
James Kirk is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirk misses with a body punch
and Broderick counters with a straight right hand.
Kirk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirk connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Broderick .
Kirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Broderick was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirk.
Kirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirk throws a sloppy head kick and Broderick moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Broderick ! But no joy.
Kirk slips under a jab.
Broderick slips under a jab from Kirk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broderick manages to avoid it.
Broderick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broderick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
Broderick misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Kirk as he connects with a hook.
Kirk misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirk scores with a punch to the head.
Broderick connects with a nice looking jab.
Kirk lands with a good body shot.
Broderick jabs Kirk right on the nose. Kirk blinks but takes it well.
Kirk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
Broderick misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirk counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
Broderick throws the left hand but Kirk avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirk.
Broderick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hunter Broderick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirk misses with a left hand
and Broderick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Broderick cracks Kirk with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kirk looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Broderick finish him?
James Kirk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Broderick throws an overhand right that lands on Kirk's shoulder, as Kirk tries to avoid the shot.
Kirk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broderick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirk counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Kirk does it's job there.
Kirk looks to land a left hand but Broderick moved out of range nicely.
Kirk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kirk misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Broderick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk scores with a jab.
Broderick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Broderick takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Broderick throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
Broderick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Kirk - just one landing.
Kirk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Broderick eats them both and turns towards Kirk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kirk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kirk lands a glancing blow to the side of Broderick 's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broderick walks into a left hand.
Broderick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kirk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Broderick at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Kirk.
Well Kirk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kirk!
James Kirk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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