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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Legions (ranked 1633 p4p, 1488 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 63 p4p, 207 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fidel Legions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk looks to land a body kick but Legions moved away.
Legions misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Kirk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Legions scores with a jab.
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Legions tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk throws out a leg kick but Legions moves out of range and Kirk only half commits.
Legions dips to his left and cracks Kirk with an uppercut!
Legions takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kirk lands a nice shot that snaps Legions's head back.
Kirk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Legions misses with a head kick.
Kirk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Legions scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legions connects with a high kick.
Kirk loads up on a big right hand but Legions slips the punch.
Legions lands a head kick. Kirk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Legions throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Legions is just out of range.
Legions is looking to clinch but Kirk is avoiding it.
Legions looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirk is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Legions.
A head kick from Legions lands but Kirk takes it in his stride.
Legions lands with a right hand.
Legions tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Kirk lands.
It looks like Fidel Legions has been cut.
Kirk works Legions's body with a nice hook.
Legions throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kirk throws a shot from downtown. Legions moves away and avoids it.
Legions moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legions lands a body shot in the clinch.
Legions lands with a left to the head.
Legions throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirk.
Kirk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kirk.
Legions pushes Kirk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kirk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Legions throws a head punch that misses.
Kirk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Legions backwards.
Kirk digs a right hand into Legions's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Legions's gas tank.
Kirk misses with a punch to the body.
Legions blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirk.
Legions escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legions tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legions moves away.
Kirk misses with a low kick.
Kirk lands a jab to the nose.
Legions throws a head kick but Kirk moves out of range.
Legions throws a head kick that misses.
Kirk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Legions misses the target.
Legions on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot by Legions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Legions. That snapped Kirk's head back.
Kirk connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirk.
A telegraphed right hand from Legions misses the target.
Legions cracks Kirk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Legions throws a lazy head kick
and Kirk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Legions tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk thinks about the counter body kick.
Legions scores with a shot to the body.
Legions tries to move into range but Kirk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Legions keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legions throws a head kick that misses.
Kirk throws a hook to the side of Legions's head but Legions sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirk flicks out a counter leg kick but Legions steps away.
Legions throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kirk's head.
Fidel Legions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legions lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Legions looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Legions throws a head kick that misses.
Legions throws a sloppy head kick and Kirk moves out of range easily.
Legions throws a head kick that misses.
Legions wants to clinch.
Kirk lands a nice looking body shot.
Legions ducks right into an uppercut from Kirk.
Kirk misses with a straight right.
It looked like Legions wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Kirk misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legions throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirk is trying to counter with his kicks.
Legions throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Legions.
A slow jab from Legions misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fidel Legions will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fidel Legions's cut.
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.
Nice uppercut there from Legions.
Kirk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kirk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legions misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Legions gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kirk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Legions tries to work over Kirk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legions tries to circle away but Kirk has him pinned against the cage.
Kirk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kirk pushes Legions back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legions scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kirk lands with a light punch inside.
Kirk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kirk lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legions.
Kirk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legions backwards.
Legions lands an uppercut.
Legions lands a hook that snaps the head of Kirk backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Legions backwards.
Kirk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legions blocks a body shot from Kirk.
Kirk digs a right hand into Legions's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Legions's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Legions.
Legions's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kirk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legions misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirk digs a right hand into Legions's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Legions's gas tank.
Kirk pushes Legions back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legions swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirk throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.
Legions tries to work over Kirk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legions wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kirk has him pressed against the cage.
Legions goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Legions can't find room to land a body shot as Kirk controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is stalling here.
Kirk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Legions backwards.
Kirk works on Legions's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirk can't find room to land a body shot as Legions controls the action.
Kirk can't find room to land a body shot as Legions controls the action.
Legions tries to work over Kirk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James Kirk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kirk lands a shot to the body.
Legions misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirk lands with a right to the head.
Kirk lands with a right to the head.
Legions throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirk.
Still in the clinch, Legions scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kirk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legions's elbow.
Legions misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kirk.
Legions can't break the clinch.
Kirk breaks the clinch.
Legions slips a jab from Kirk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kirk throws a solid leg kick but Legions takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kirk.
Oooooh!!! Kirk has knocked Legions down with a huge combo! Kirk steps away and waves a wobbly Legions back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Legions is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirk. That's going to slow Legions down.
Oh Legions is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Legions is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kirk has managed to clinch.
Kirk lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legions misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Legions misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirk prevents a body shot from Legions.
Kirk breaks the clinch.
Legions drops his hands momentarily and Kirk needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Legions just on the top of the head. Legions drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Legions - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Kirk!
James Kirk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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