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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cmon Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Kirkpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cmon Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harold Kirkpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkpatrick scores with a decent looking hook.
Man tries to clinch but Kirkpatrick moves away
and Kirkpatrick counters with a left to the body.
Kirkpatrick avoids the head kick by Man.
Kirkpatrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man throws a hook but Kirkpatrick blocks it.
Kirkpatrick swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Kirkpatrick. Beautiful body shot.
Kirkpatrick blocks a jab.
Kirkpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Kirkpatrick lands a slapping body shot.
Kirkpatrick digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
A big left from Kirkpatrick misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirkpatrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kirkpatrick stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirkpatrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Man wants to clinch but Kirkpatrick slips to the side
and Kirkpatrick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirkpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Harold Kirkpatrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirkpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Kirkpatrick slips under a jab.
Kirkpatrick works the jab nicely.
Man throws a series of punches but Kirkpatrick avoids them all with ease.
Man tries to clinch up but Kirkpatrick circles away and keeps his distance.
Man tries to clinch but Kirkpatrick is having none of it.
Kirkpatrick thuds a left hand into Man's body.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Kirkpatrick.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cmon Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man misses with a double jab.
Kirkpatrick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kirkpatrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkpatrick. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man wants to clinch
letting Kirkpatrick counter with a right hand.
Kirkpatrick stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man is breathing heavily.
Kirkpatrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirkpatrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirkpatrick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man tries to clinch but Kirkpatrick moves away
letting Kirkpatrick counter with a right hand.
Kirkpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Kirkpatrick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Man rather than just go for the knockout.
Kirkpatrick jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Man has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kirkpatrick misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but Kirkpatrick is having none of it.
Kirkpatrick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kirkpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirkpatrick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Man had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Man tries to clinch but Kirkpatrick moves out of range.
Man misses with a hook. Kirkpatrick ducked under it nicely.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirkpatrick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kirkpatrick tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kirkpatrick to the ground. Kirkpatrick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cmon Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirkpatrick moves away.
Man is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kirkpatrick's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kirkpatrick scores with a punch to the head.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man throws a leg kick but Kirkpatrick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kirkpatrick as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kirkpatrick as he avoids it easily.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Kirkpatrick misses its intended target.
Man wants to clinch up but Kirkpatrick keeps it at a distance.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Kirkpatrick takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man tries to land a front kick but Kirkpatrick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kirkpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Man. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kirkpatrick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirkpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Kirkpatrick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kirkpatrick is able to avoid easily.
Cmon Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Kirkpatrick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Kirkpatrick which made him look bad.
Jab from Kirkpatrick.
Man walks into a left hand.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man throws out a loose jab but Kirkpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Kirkpatrick. No joy for Man on that attempt.
Harold Kirkpatrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirkpatrick throws a shot to the body.
Kirkpatrick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man tries to clinch there but Kirkpatrick circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirkpatrick connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kirkpatrick lands a jab.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Kirkpatrick's shoulder, as Kirkpatrick tries to avoid the shot.
Kirkpatrick is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kirkpatrick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirkpatrick connects with a looping right hand.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Kirkpatrick's shoulder, as Kirkpatrick tries to avoid the shot.
Man moves to clinch but Kirkpatrick breaks away
and Kirkpatrick counters with a nice body shot.
Man misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirkpatrick moves away.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirkpatrick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirkpatrick.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kirkpatrick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kirkpatrick lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws a hook but Kirkpatrick blocks it.
Man throws a low kick but Kirkpatrick moves out of range easily.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick lands a body shot.
Kirkpatrick throws out a powerful jab.
Kirkpatrick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cmon Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Kirkpatrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kirkpatrick lands a nice looking body shot.
Kirkpatrick avoids a kick to the body.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Kirkpatrick's shoulder, as Kirkpatrick tries to avoid the shot.
Man drops his hands momentarily and Kirkpatrick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick works Man's body with a nice hook.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirkpatrick is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Kirkpatrick.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown but Kirkpatrick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Man's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kirkpatrick lands a jab to the head.
Kirkpatrick connects with a jab.
Kirkpatrick keeps the fight on the outside.
Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Kirkpatrick ducks down to avoid it.
Kirkpatrick scores with a decent looking hook.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kirkpatrick takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Kirkpatrick as Man shoots in.
Kirkpatrick lands a slapping body shot.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kirkpatrick but Kirkpatrick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Kirkpatrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man avoids the body shot from Kirkpatrick.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Kirkpatrick slips under a jab from Man.
Man moves away from the strike by Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Kirkpatrick.
Man tries to clinch there but Kirkpatrick circles away.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kirkpatrick defends it nicely.
Kirkpatrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Kirkpatrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Jab, jab by Kirkpatrick - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kirkpatrick keeps the fight on the outside.
Kirkpatrick jabs at Man's body.
Kirkpatrick misses the jab.
Kirkpatrick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Kirkpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man takes one to the side of the head.
Kirkpatrick with a nice cross.
Kirkpatrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirkpatrick ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirkpatrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick slips a jab from Man.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kirkpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirkpatrick manages to avoid it.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man tries to clinch but Kirkpatrick moves out of range.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kirkpatrick tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kirkpatrick to the ground. Kirkpatrick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cmon Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirkpatrick stuffs the takedown.
Kirkpatrick lands a head shot.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kirkpatrick scores with a body shot.
Kirkpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kirkpatrick momentarily.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kirkpatrick lands with a cross.
Man throws out a loose jab but Kirkpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirkpatrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirkpatrick dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
Kirkpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man throws a hook but Kirkpatrick blocks it.
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kirkpatrick misses with a series of wild punches.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man misses with a hook. Kirkpatrick ducked under it nicely.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirkpatrick leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kirkpatrick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cmon Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Kirkpatrick.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man misses with a left hand
and Kirkpatrick counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harold Kirkpatrick.
Well Kirkpatrick 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Kirkpatrick!
A relieved looking Harold Kirkpatrick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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