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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Seok Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yi's entrance music is Sir Sly - You Haunt Me (Soysauce Edition). A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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196 lbs
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Dangerous knees
KO power
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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, Seok Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yi defending well as Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Yi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kirkland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Kirkland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yi manages to avoid it.
Kirkland looks to land a right hand but Yi moved out of range.
Yi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kirkland tries to throw a body punch but Yi avoids it by throwing Kirkland back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirkland avoids it.
Yi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yi as Kirkland tries to tie him up.
Kirkland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirkland.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirkland.
Kirkland tries to stall but Yi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirkland avoids it.
Kirkland controlling the action here for a moment.
Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by Yi.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Kirkland lands a hook that snaps the head of Yi backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kirkland.
A bit of stalling here from Kirkland.
Kirkland continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short left from Kirkland.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Troy Kirkland.
Yi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws a body shot but no joy.
Kirkland moves out of range as Yi throws a body kick.
Yi looks to land a body kick but Kirkland moved away.
Kirkland keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kirkland fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yi checks it well.
Kirkland throws a shot from downtown. Yi moves away and avoids it.
Kirkland throws the left hand but Yi avoids the punch easily.
Yi checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Kirkland misses its intended target.
Kirkland moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kirkland misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yi counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirkland scores with a punch to the head.
Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yi.
Troy Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws a body punch but Yi moves out of range.
Yi is looking to counter the offense by Kirkland and move into the clinch.
Yi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yi.
Yi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kirkland jabs at Yi's body.
Kirkland misses the jab.
Yi looks to throw a body kick
and Kirkland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kirkland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yi tries to clinch up but Kirkland circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirkland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yi throws a leg kick that misses.
Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirkland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirkland wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yi.
Kirkland is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yi rather than just go for the knockout.
A clash of legs there as Kirkland blocks the low kick.
Yi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kirkland is out of range and Yi settles back down.
Kirkland finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kirkland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirkland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yi is looking to score with low kicks.
Kirkland pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yi is out of range and Kirkland settles back down.
Yi wants to slow Kirkland down by chopping away at his legs.
Kirkland looks to land a right hand but Yi moved out of range.
Kirkland lands a jab to Yi's midsection.
Yi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kirkland lands with a nice body punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yi.
Kirkland throws a poor cross that misses
and Yi counters with a leg kick.
Kirkland misses with an uppercut.
Kirkland takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kirkland throws a body punch but Yi moves out of range.
Kirkland checks a low kick from Yi.
Kirkland throws a big shot that misses.
Kirkland throws a right and a left that Yi avoids nicely.
Kirkland thuds his right hand into Yi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kirkland misses with a body shot
and Yi counters with a leg kick.
Kirkland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yi avoids the body shot from Kirkland.
Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirkland misses with a straight left.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kirkland misses.
Yi tries a low kick but Kirkland avoids it.
Kirkland misses with a straight left.
Kirkland tries a head kick but it misses.
Yi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yi throws a leg kick that misses.
Kirkland thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kirkland throws a body punch but Yi moves out of range.
Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirkland.
Yi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirkland blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Kirkland blocks the leg kick.
Kirkland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yi throws a leg kick that misses.
Kirkland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yi tries a low kick but Kirkland avoids it.
Kirkland throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yi.
Yi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yi slips a straight right by Kirkland.
Yi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yi closes the distance and pushes Kirkland back into the cage.
Kirkland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirkland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Kirkland.
Kirkland lands a right hand.
Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but Yi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirkland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirkland pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kirkland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yi up against the cage.
Kirkland throws a punch but it's blocked by Yi.
Kirkland scores with a shot to the side of Yi's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirkland.
Yi with a knee to the head.
It looks like Troy Kirkland has been cut.
Yi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirkland has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Kirkland.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Kirkland stalling in the clinch but Yi improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kirkland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kirkland taking a breather.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland misses with some punches.
Kirkland avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Kirkland looking to slow down the pace here.
Kirkland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirkland stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Troy Kirkland.
Kirkland blocks the body kick.
Yi misses with a low kick.
Yi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kirkland throws a big shot that misses.
Yi tries to clinch there but Kirkland circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Kirkland misses the target.
Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirkland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Kirkland 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!
Kirkland throws a body punch but Yi moves out of range.
Yi misses with a leg kick.
Kirkland misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Kirkland backs away, Yi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yi throws a low kick but Kirkland moves out of range easily.
Yi moves out of range as Kirkland strikes.
Yi slips a jab from Kirkland.
Kirkland swings for the body but Yi moves out of range.
Kirkland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yi.
Kirkland cracks Yi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kirkland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirkland.
Kirkland throws a body punch but Yi moves out of range.
Kirkland blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Yi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yi 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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirkland keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Kirkland misses.
Yi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kirkland let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kirkland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kirkland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yi slips under a jab from Kirkland.
Kirkland stuns Yi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yi moves away.
Kirkland tries a low kick but Yi avoids it.
Troy Kirkland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirkland connects with a looping right hand.
Kirkland lands a nice hook to Yi's body. Yi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirkland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirkland! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws a looping overhand right but Yi ducks down to avoid it.
Yi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kirkland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirkland is looking to clinch but Yi is avoiding it.
Yi scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirkland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kirkland throws a looping overhand right but Yi ducks down to avoid it.
Yi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kirkland to score with a decent uppercut.
Kirkland throws a jab when Yi was well out of range.
Kirkland misses with an uppercut. Yi saw that one coming.
Kirkland throws out a loose jab but Yi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kirkland.
Yi throws a leg kick but Kirkland moved away.
Kirkland on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws a body shot but no joy.
Kirkland misses with a hook. Yi ducked under it nicely.
Yi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirkland.
That kick from Yi tenderised Kirkland's leg. Kirkland is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kirkland lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirkland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yi staying out of range there.
As Kirkland backs away, Yi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kirkland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yi with a knee to the head.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirkland.
Kirkland misses with a body punch.
Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but Yi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirkland's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kirkland misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi lands a good knee to the midsection. Kirkland won't want to take too many of those.
Kirkland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirkland avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kirkland avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Yi tries a knee to the head but Kirkland blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirkland wants to stall.
Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yi prevents a body shot from Kirkland.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirkland avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Kirkland.
Kirkland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirkland.
Troy Kirkland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kirkland avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Kirkland struggles to land a body shot inside as Yi controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kirkland blocks it with crossed arms.
Kirkland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirkland is defending well for now.
Kirkland lands with a left to the head.
Kirkland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Kirkland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kirkland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kirkland trying to stall but Yi improves his position.
Kirkland just leaning against Yi, taking a breather.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Kirkland misses with a body punch.
Kirkland managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Kirkland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yi letting Kirkland take a breather here.
Yi misses with a knee to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yi looking to throw knees to the head but Kirkland is blocking nicely.
Yi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kirkland's face.
Yi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kirkland blocks it with crossed arms.
Yi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kirkland pushes Yi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirkland breaks from the clinch.
Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yi slips a straight right by Kirkland.
Kirkland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yi.
Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yi moves away.
Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Yi is just out of range.
Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Yi is just out of range.
Kirkland misses with a wild combination.
Kirkland is breathing heavily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws an overhand right that lands on Yi's shoulder, as Yi tries to avoid the shot.
Yi slips a straight right by Kirkland.
Kirkland doesn't manage to clinch there - Yi circles away.
Kirkland wants to clinch up but Yi keeps it at a distance.
Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yi moves away.
Yi tried to counter with a leg kick but Kirkland avoided it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kirkland blocks the leg kick.
Kirkland lands with an uppercut that bounces Yi off the cage and back into range.
Kirkland checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Kirkland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yi.
Kirkland takes a swing at Yi's ribcage but misses.
Yi throws a leg kick that misses.
Kirkland scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland lands a right hook to the body.
Kirkland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kirkland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yi moves in looking to clinch but Kirkland pushes him off.
Yi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirkland.
Yi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seok Yi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yi blocks a jab.
Yi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kirkland throws out a leg kick but Yi moves out of range and Kirkland only half commits.
Yi slips a straight right by Kirkland.
Nice defenses there by Yi.
Yi checks a leg kick nicely.
Yi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yi slips a straight right by Kirkland.
Troy Kirkland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland misses the jab.
Yi avoids the body shot from Kirkland.
Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
Yi wants to land a leg kick but Kirkland is out of range.
Yi throws a leg kick
and Kirkland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirkland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yi throws a low kick but Kirkland moves out of range easily.
Kirkland misses with a body punch
and Yi counters with a low kick, right behind Kirkland 's knee.
Donk. Kirkland catches Yi right on the button with a cross.
Yi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kirkland just manages to avoid it.
Yi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirkland.
Yi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirkland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yi feints and then cracks Kirkland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kirkland down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Kirkland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kirkland 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Troy Kirkland!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Troy Kirkland!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Troy Kirkland!
Troy Kirkland wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Troy Kirkland thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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