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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maoche The Smasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylian Kirkham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Smasher's entrance music is Bone crusher. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm
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160 lbs
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175 cm
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161 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maoche The Smasher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kylian Kirkham! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kirkham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Smasher. Kirkham slaps away a takedown attempt from The Smasher, before circling back to the center of the mat. Kirkham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Smasher circles away quickly and effectively. Kirkham throws a series of punches but The Smasher moves out of range. The Smasher doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirkham circles away.
Kirkham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kirkham stalks The Smasher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Smasher's face. The Smasher staggers backwards, shaken. Kirkham cracks The Smasher with a right hand to the side of the head. The Smasher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirkham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Kirkham works over The Smasher's head and body with a nice combination. Kirkham misses with a double jab.
The Smasher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Kirkham tries to bum rush The Smasher with a series of wild strikes but The Smasher uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kirkham misses with a series of wild punches.
The Smasher clinches with his opponent.
The Smasher wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Smasher tries to score a body lock takedown but Kirkham shows good agility there to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maoche The Smasher. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kirkham wants to get back to striking at distance but The Smasher won't allow it.
The Smasher wants a takedown but no success here.
Kirkham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Smasher.
The Smasher has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kirkham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. The Smasher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirkham fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Smasher moves into the clinch successfully.
Kirkham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kirkham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Smasher circles away quickly and effectively. Kirkham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirkham throws a right and a left that both miss. Kirkham dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The Smasher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kirkham avoids it really well and circles away. The Smasher is breathing heavily. The Smasher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Smasher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Smasher misses with a takedown attempt - Kirkham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Kirkham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Kirkham throws a nice looking combination but The Smasher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kylian Kirkham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kirkham scores with a decent looking hook. Nice body punch from Kirkham. The Smasher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kirkham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Smasher. A combination from Kirkham does no damage. Kirkham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Kirkham throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kirkham looks to land a combination. The Smasher sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. A punch combination from Kirkham misses. A jab lands there for Kirkham. Kirkham cracks The Smasher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. The Smasher walks into a jab. Kirkham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. The Smasher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Kirkham throws a series of strikes that have The Smasher backpedaling.
Good exchange - Kirkham coming out on top. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kirkham scores with a nice body kick.
Kirkham drops The Smasher with a beautiful combination! The Smasher stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kirkham is looking for the KO!
The Smasher is rocked! Kirkham digs a good body shot into The Smasher's ribs. Oh The Smasher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nice uppercut lands for Kirkham. That snapped The Smasher's head back.
The Smasher seems to have got his legs back now. Kirkham throws a series of strikes that have The Smasher backpedaling.
Kirkham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice cross by Kirkham. Kirkham scores with a three punch combo!
Kirkham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Kirkham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Kirkham digs a good body shot into The Smasher's ribs. The Smasher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Kirkham scores with a one two! The Smasher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. A left and a right from Kirkham both land. Nice combination. Kirkham tests The Smasher's chin there with a solid looking shot. The Smasher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kirkham. Kirkham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. The Smasher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylian Kirkham dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kirkham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Kirkham scores with a one two! The Smasher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. The Smasher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirkham swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kirkham works The Smasher's body with a nice hook. Kirkham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Maoche The Smasher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kirkham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Smasher moves in looking to clinch but Kirkham pushes him off. The Smasher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kirkham prevents the takedown attempt.
The Smasher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. The Smasher drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kirkham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kirkham prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maoche The Smasher. That's going to take a lot out of him. The Smasher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirkham's efforts to push away. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Kirkham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kirkham scores with a nice head shot. Kirkham throws a combination. The Smasher tries to block but a couple of punches get through. The Smasher throws a combination that misses and Kirkham counters with a stiff right hand. Kirkham's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kirkham duly obliges. A left and a right from Kirkham both land. Nice combination. Kirkham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. The Smasher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. The Smasher moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirkham. A jab from Kirkham does it's job there. Kirkham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Smasher momentarily.
Kirkham has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kirkham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Smasher's hands. Kirkham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. The Smasher tries to clinch but Kirkham moves away and Kirkham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Kirkham works over The Smasher's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kirkham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Kirkham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Kirkham connects with the punch. Kirkham lands a two punch combo.
The Smasher takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Smasher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. The Smasher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kirkham scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. The Smasher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. The fighters circle momentarily. Kirkham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. A left lands for Kirkham. Kirkham lands a right hook to the body.
Kirkham misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kirkham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kirkham lands a jab-cross combination. The Smasher misses the jab. The Smasher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. The Smasher throwing shots but Kirkham is blocking nicely. Kirkham gets back to full guard.
Kirkham is controlling The Smasher's posture. Kirkham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Smasher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kirkham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Smasher manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The Smasher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kirkham sitting in guard here, content to control. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kirkham sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Smasher's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylian Kirkham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kirkham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Smasher's head. The Smasher tries to clinch but Kirkham moves out of range. The Smasher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kirkham finds it's way round the side to connect with The Smasher's head. The Smasher tries to clinch but Kirkham is having none of it. Kylian Kirkham seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kirkham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Smasher's head backwards. Kirkham stuns The Smasher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. The Smasher on the wrong end of a nice jab. The Smasher fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Smasher tries to clinch up but Kirkham circles away and keeps his distance. Kirkham scores with a leg kick.
The Smasher tries to clinch there but Kirkham circles away.
The Smasher tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Kirkham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kirkham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Smasher closes the distance but Kirkham moves to the side letting Kirkham counter with a right hand. The Smasher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. The Smasher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Kirkham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kirkham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The Smasher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirkham.
The Smasher tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirkham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nice takedown defense from Kirkham. No joy for The Smasher on that attempt. Kirkham lands with an overhand left. Kirkham lunges at The Smasher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Smasher's hand. A combination from Kirkham does no damage. The Smasher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kirkham scores with a nice strike. The Smasher is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A punch lands to the side of The Smasher 's head but he takes it in his stride. Kirkham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Smasher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The Smasher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kylian Kirkham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The Smasher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kirkham finds it's way round the side to connect with The Smasher's head. The Smasher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The Smasher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Kirkham throws a one two combo.
Kirkham clobbers The Smasher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Kirkham scores with a jab to the jaw. The Smasher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kirkham to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kirkham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Smasher moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The Smasher darts in trying to clinch and Kirkham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The Smasher slips a jab and a cross from Kirkham.
A jab from Kirkham finds it's way through The Smasher's defenses. Kirkham closes the distance and lands a one-two. Kirkham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Smasher's head. Kirkham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Smasher. Kirkham stuffs the takedown. Kirkham catches The Smasher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Kirkham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Smasher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kirkham. Kirkham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kirkham lands a jab. The Smasher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Kirkham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Kirkham scores with a three punch combo!
Nice shot lands for Kirkham. The Smasher darts in trying to clinch and Kirkham counters with a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kirkham throws a right and a left that both miss. Kirkham is working the combinations to good effect here. Kirkham misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Kirkham both land. Nice combination. Maoche The Smasher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kylian Kirkham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The Smasher tries to clinch but Kirkham is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Kylian Kirkham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Kirkham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 25:30 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylian Kirkham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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