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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Aloros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylian Kirkham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aloros's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Arc Arsenal by At The Drive-In. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kylian Kirkham enters the cage!
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155 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gavin Aloros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kylian Kirkham!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aloros has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aloros pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aloros misses with an elbow over the top.
Aloros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aloros looks for a takedown but Kirkham sprawls well.
Aloros tries to clinch but Kirkham is having none of it.
Kirkham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aloros.
Kirkham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kirkham wants it to stay on the feet.
Kirkham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aloros moves into the clinch successfully.
Aloros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aloros has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Aloros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Kirkham as Aloros shoots in.
Aloros darts in trying to clinch
and Kirkham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aloros thinking.
Kylian Kirkham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirkham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aloros tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kirkham counters with a stiff right hand.
Aloros avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkham throws a lazy right hand but Aloros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirkham throws a poor cross that misses
and Aloros counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aloros.
Aloros keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirkham's efforts to push away.
Aloros tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirkham tries to break free but Aloros pushes him back against the cage.
Aloros successfully pulls guard.
Kirkham is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aloros controls Kirkham momentarily but Kirkham frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aloros is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aloros is trying to keep Kirkham in close.
Aloros on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aloros tries to get out of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kirkham stands up from Aloros's guard - Kirkham perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirkham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kylian Kirkham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirkham stuns Aloros with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aloros moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aloros feints and as Kirkham raises his hands in defense, Aloros changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aloros looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aloros advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aloros seems to be working for a kimura but Kirkham defends the submission attempt.
Aloros wants to take a breather but Kirkham is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylian Kirkham dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aloros doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirkham circles away.
Aloros gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kirkham.
Kirkham throws a jab but it's blocked by Aloros.
Aloros throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kirkham.
Kirkham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aloros has time to react.
Aloros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirkham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aloros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kirkham avoiding damage as Aloros throws knees to the body.
Kirkham avoids the elbow strike from Aloros, against the cage.
Kirkham avoiding damage as Aloros throws knees to the body.
Aloros misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirkham.
Aloros misses with a knee to the head.
Kirkham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirkham can't break the clinch.
Aloros trying to land knees to the body.
Aloros unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kirkham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aloros throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aloros breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kirkham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kirkham cracks Aloros with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aloros closes the distance and clinches.
Aloros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirkham is defending well for now.
Aloros wants a takedown.
Aloros tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirkham avoids it.
Kirkham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aloros dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kirkham is trying to force a seperation but Aloros has the dominant position.
Kirkham has had enough of the clinch but Aloros keeps him there for the moment.
Kirkham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aloros.
Aloros is trying to drag Kirkham to the mat but Kirkham just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Aloros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirkham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kirkham blocks it with crossed arms.
Aloros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirkham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Aloros - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aloros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aloros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirkham.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kirkham.
Jab by Kirkham.
Kirkham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aloros backs up against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Kirkham. No joy for Aloros on that attempt.
Kirkham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aloros has a takedown stuffed.
Kirkham throws a shot from downtown. Aloros moves away and avoids it.
Aloros walks into a jab.
Aloros tries to clinch but Kirkham moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham misses the shot to the body.
Kirkham throws a lazy uppercut
and Aloros counters by clinching up.
Aloros manages to break the clinch.
Kirkham tries to keep at a distance but Aloros has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aloros manages to break the clinch.
Kirkham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aloros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gavin Aloros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aloros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aloros misses with a looping right.
Aloros wants to clinch
and Aloros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aloros lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aloros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aloros tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kirkham swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aloros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kirkham as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Kirkham misses.
Kirkham misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aloros.
Aloros shoots in for a double leg but Kirkham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aloros wants to clinch.
Aloros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aloros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kirkham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aloros closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kirkham circles away.
Kirkham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A combination from Aloros does no damage.
Aloros closes the distance and clinches up with Kirkham, looking for a takedown. Aloros pushes Kirkham against the cage but Kirkham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kirkham misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aloros has Kirkham up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aloros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kirkham blocks it with crossed arms.
Aloros misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirkham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kylian Kirkham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kirkham lands a nice hook to Aloros's body. Aloros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirkham misses with an uppercut
and Aloros counters with a takedown into side control.
Aloros tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kirkham is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aloros working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkham regains half guard there - taking advantage of Aloros's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Aloros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kirkham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aloros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aloros working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kirkham's thigh. Kirkham counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Aloros wants to stand and escape but instead Kirkham has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Aloros is trying to control the position but Kirkham postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloros has control of Kirkham's left arm, preventing Kirkham from doing any damage.
Gavin Aloros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aloros manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kirkham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kirkham.
Kylian Kirkham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aloros misses with a low kick.
Aloros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirkham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Kirkham misses the target.
Kirkham connects with a right hand. Aloros shakes it off.
Aloros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kirkham but Kirkham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aloros tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kirkham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirkham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kirkham loads up on a big right hand but Aloros slips the punch.
Aloros shoots in for a takedown but Kirkham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kirkham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kirkham lands a really nice looking cross but Aloros seems unphased.
Kirkham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kirkham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aloros.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Aloros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirkham lands a jab.
Kylian Kirkham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirkham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aloros.
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 Gavin Aloros.
I think Kirkham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylian Kirkham!
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