|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Troy Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
18
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
18
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Counter fighter
KO power
|
|
Good kicks
Solid chin
|
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurt Sloane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sloane.
Sloane throws a leg kick but Kirkland moved away.
Sloane misses with a wild body shot.
Sloane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kirkland doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloane throws a looping overhand right but Kirkland ducks down to avoid it.
Sloane misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Kirkland was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sloane.
Kirkland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sloane.
Kirkland moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloane blocks a head kick by Kirkland.
Sloane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kirkland wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Sloane misses.
Sloane throws out a leg kick but Kirkland moves out of range and Sloane only half commits.
Kirkland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirkland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kirkland on the side of the head.
Sloane misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland drives through and clinches with Sloane against the cage.
Sloane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirkland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sloanes head.
Sloane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirkland backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Sloane.
Sloane prevents a body shot from Kirkland.
Kirkland being controlled against the cage.
Kirkland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kirkland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirkland blocking some punches.
Sloane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kirkland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sloane misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sloane misses with the head strike.
Sloane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sloane fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirkland.
Sloane digs a right hand underneath Kirkland's ribcage. Kirkland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kirkland scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kirkland scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloane misses with a punch to the body.
Sloane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kirkland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sloane's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kirkland struggles to land a body shot inside as Sloane controls his hands.
Kirkland struggles to land a body shot inside as Sloane controls his hands.
Sloane throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirkland.
Sloane misses with the head strike.
Sloane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kirkland.
Kirkland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirkland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirkland looking to stall.
Kirkland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sloane's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloane lands with a light punch inside.
Kirkland working aggressively here.
Sloane lands a nice uppercut.
Sloane working aggressively here.
Kirkland is trying to stall.
Sloane taking a breather.
Sloane taking a breather.
Kirkland throws a punch but it's blocked by Sloane.
Sloane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sloane prevents a body shot from Kirkland.
Sloane misses with the head strike.
Sloane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirkland wants to stall.
Kirkland is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sloane throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sloane.
Kirkland is trying to stall.
Kirkland is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sloane is keeping busy.
Kirkland wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Troy Kirkland.
Sloane scores with a jab.
Sloane pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kirkland back to the cage. Sloane follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Troy Kirkland has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Kirkland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sloane doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Sloane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirkland moves away.
Sloane scores with a kick to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland tries to clinch up.
That kick from Sloane tenderised Kirkland's leg. Kirkland is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kirkland has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirkland swats away the attempt to clinch by Sloane.
Kirkland moves in looking to clinch but Sloane pushes him off.
Kirkland takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloane moves away from the strike by Kirkland.
Sloane wants to slow Kirkland down by chopping away at his legs.
Kirkland throwing a counter right hand but Sloane manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kirkland blocks the leg kick.
Kirkland throwing a counter right hand but Sloane manages to avoid it.
Kirkland throws a lazy uppercut
and Sloane counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Sloane.
Sloane looks to land a left hand but Kirkland moved out of range nicely.
Kirkland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloane connects with a body shot that sends Kirkland's belly button to the back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sloane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kirkland looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kirkland connects with a body shot that sends Sloane's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kirkland counters with a right hand to the body.
Kirkland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Sloane.
Sloane just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloane takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Sloane misses its intended target.
Sloane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sloane. Kirkland does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kirkland checks a leg kick.
That kick from Sloane tenderised Kirkland's leg. Kirkland is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloane misses with a series of wild punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sloane throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurt Sloane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirkland throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kirkland swings widly with a right hand
and Sloane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kirkland had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by Kirkland.
Kirkland takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloane has managed to clinch.
Sloane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirkland blocks a body shot from Sloane.
Sloane struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirkland controls his hands.
Sloane looking to slow down the pace here.
Kirkland tries to throw a body punch but Sloane avoids it by throwing Kirkland back against the cage.
Kirkland lands with a short shot to the head.
Sloane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland prevents a body shot from Sloane.
Kirkland blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sloane.
Sloane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sloane leaning against his opponent.
Sloane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sloane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kirkland is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirkland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirkland throws a punch but it's blocked by Sloane.
Kirkland is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kirkland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirkland scores with a shot to the side of Sloane's head.
Kirkland throws a punch but it's blocked by Sloane.
A short right from Kirkland.
Kirkland working aggressively here.
Kirkland lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloane looks winded!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland struggles to land a body shot inside as Sloane controls his hands.
Kirkland gets through Sloane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kirkland trying to stall but Sloane improves his position.
Kirkland lands a left hand.
Kirkland trying to stall but Sloane improves his position.
Kirkland blocking some punches.
Sloane is trying to stall.
Kirkland working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sloane.
Sloane struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirkland controls his hands.
The referee calls for Kirkland to work.
Kirkland breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sloane misses the target.
Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirkland is looking to clinch but Sloane is avoiding it.
Kirkland missing with a left hand there. Sloane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Sloane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Kirkland's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloane tries to clinch but Kirkland moves out of range.
Sloane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirkland moves away.
Kirkland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kirkland scores with a hook to the body. Sloane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sloane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloane throws a low kick but Kirkland moves out of range easily.
Kirkland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kirkland misses with an uppercut. Sloane saw that one coming.
Kirkland throws a shot from downtown. Sloane moves away and avoids it.
Kirkland scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloane sizes up Kirkland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Sloane misses.
Kirkland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body kick there by Sloane.
Sloane ducks under a wild hook from Kirkland.
Sloane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloane throws the left hand but Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
Kirkland swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kirkland scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Sloane to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Kirkland away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Sloane got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Kurt Sloane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kirkland fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sloane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloane throws a leg kick which misses Kirkland's front leg but catches the back leg as Kirkland tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sloane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kirkland has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kirkland and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kirkland checks the leg kick.
Kirkland throwing a counter right hand but Sloane manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirkland loads up on a big right hand but Sloane slips the punch.
That kick from Sloane tenderised Kirkland's leg. Kirkland is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloane connects with a crisp jab.
Sloane looks to land a left hand but Kirkland moved out of range nicely.
Sloane wants to slow Kirkland down by chopping away at his legs.
Kirkland throws a leg kick but Sloane moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloane punishes Kirkland's body with a nice straight punch.
Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sloane.
Kirkland was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch combination from Sloane misses.
Sloane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirkland swinging wildly here.
Kirkland loads up on a big right hand but Sloane slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Sloane.
Sloane throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big left from Kirkland misses.
Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sloane moves away.
Kirkland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sloane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sloane.
Kirkland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kirkland throws a looping overhand right but Sloane ducks down to avoid it.
Sloane lands a right hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sloane.
A jab from Sloane misses.
Kirkland throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sloane.
Sloane checks a low kick from Kirkland.
Sloane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirkland.
Good work by Sloane as he checks the leg kick.
Sloane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirkland is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sloane. That's going to slow Kirkland down.
Sloane stuns Kirkland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sloane. Kirkland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloane throws a jab when Kirkland was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kirkland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sloane scores with a jab to the body.
Sloane is looking to score with low kicks.
Sloane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirkland.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloane connects with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sloane.
Sloane just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloane slips under a jab from Kirkland.
Kirkland throws a lazy right hand but Sloane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloane avoids the body shot from Kirkland.
A clash of legs there as Kirkland blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Kirkland misses its intended target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirkland lands with a cross.
Kirkland sizes up Sloane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kirkland walks into a stiff left hand from Sloane.
Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloane feints a counter leg kick.
Kirkland misses with a hook
and Sloane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kirkland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sloane.
Kirkland misses with a looping right.
Sloane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kirkland. Kirkland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sloane. Kirkland does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Kirkland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sloane doesn't seem phased though.
Sloane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirkland.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sloane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloane is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirkland.
Kirkland misses with an uppercut
and Sloane counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kirkland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kirkland throws a hook but Sloane avoids it easily.
Kirkland is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloane misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kirkland checks a leg kick.
Sloane thuds his right hand into Kirkland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kirkland swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sloane.
Kirkland slips under a jab.
Kirkland is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sloane misses the jab.
Kirkland works the jab nicely.
Troy Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sloane tries to clinch but Kirkland moves out of range.
Kirkland is looking to counter punch.
Kirkland moves out of range as Sloane strikes.
Sloane moves away from the strike by Kirkland.
Sloane loads up on a big right hand but Kirkland slips the punch.
Kirkland throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kirkland scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sloane in his tracks.
Sloane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirkland.
Sloane throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sloane.
Sloane throws a big shot that misses.
Kirkland connects with a quick right hand that sends Sloane tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Troy Kirkland!
Our winner, Troy Kirkland, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
74% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
