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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Michael Kirby (ranked 3590 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Kolby Farmer (ranked 369 p4p, 321 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Michael Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kolby Farmer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby throws a nice looking combination but Farmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farmer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farmer drives through and clinches with Kirby against the cage.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Farmer is controlling him.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farmer misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Kirby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kirby scores with a shot to the side of Farmer's head.
Farmer has a couple of punches blocked by Kirby.
Kirby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirby stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farmer working Kirby over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Farmer.
Farmer can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Farmer is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Farmer lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Matthew Michael Kirby has been cut.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Farmer.
A head punch on the inside from Farmer fails to land.
Farmer lands a body punch.
Kirby is trying to force a seperation but Farmer has the dominant position.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Farmer.
Farmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Farmer - that landed with a thud.
Kirby is breathing heavily.
Farmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmer lands a shot to the body.
Farmer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Kirby won't want to take too many of those.
Farmer lands with a short shot to the head.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farmer digs a right hand underneath Kirby's ribcage. Kirby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Farmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Farmer.
Farmer lands a right hand.
Farmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farmer cracks Kirby with a nice body shot.
Farmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farmer pushes Kirby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Farmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirby can't find room to land a body shot as Farmer controls the action.
Farmer tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Farmer back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kirby tries to throw a body punch but Farmer avoids it by throwing Kirby back against the cage.
A short left from Farmer.
Matthew Michael Kirby's cut is getting worse.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Farmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farmer prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Kirby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kirby wants to get back to striking at distance but Farmer won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Farmer.
Farmer lands with a light punch inside.
Kirby avoiding damage as Farmer throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Farmer fails to land.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Farmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farmer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Farmer.
A shot in the inside from Kirby.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matthew Michael Kirby's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Farmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Kirby is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Kirby.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kolby Farmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Michael Kirby'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.
Farmer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kirby sprawling to the canvas! Kirby rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Farmer finish him?!
Oh Kirby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farmer digs a good body shot into Kirby's ribs.
Kirby seems to have got his legs back now.
Farmer cracks Kirby with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kolby Farmer!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kolby Farmer waved his t-shirt featuring HARDTACK 160Q Fuel Your Fight!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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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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