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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Troy Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genichiro Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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196 lbs
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189 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Genichiro Shimada!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkland defending well as Shimada loads up on a big left hand.
Shimada just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKirkland.
Kirkland tries to move into range but Shimada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shimada tries to move into range but Kirkland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shimada manages to avoid it.
Kirkland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shimada connects with the punch.
Shimada blocks the body kick.
A big right from Kirkland misses.
Shimada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shimada throws a lazy right hand but Kirkland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Shimada.
Shimada misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirkland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Genichiro Shimada has been cut.
Genichiro Shimada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirkland staying out of range there.
Kirkland seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kirkland walks into a left hand.
It looks like Troy Kirkland has been cut.
Shimada has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shimada misses with a hook.
Kirkland swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Shimada.
Kirkland throws a hook but Shimada avoids it easily.
Shimada works the jab nicely.
Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Shimada moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kirkland is rocked!
Shimada throws a hook but Kirkland avoids it easily.
Oh Kirkland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Shimada.
Kirkland seems to have got his legs back now.
Shimada looks to throw the jab but Kirkland is out of range.
Kirkland slips under a jab.
Shimada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shimada throws a shot from downtown. Kirkland moves away and avoids it.
Kirkland throwing a counter right hand but Shimada manages to avoid it.
Shimada throws out a loose jab but Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirkland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shimada.
Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Shimada is just out of range.
Kirkland takes one to the chin there.
Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Shimada.
Shimada cracks Kirkland with an open hand slap.
Kirkland misses with a straight right.
Kirkland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirkland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirkland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shimada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shimada throws a shot from downtown. Kirkland moves away and avoids it.
Shimada throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirkland counters with a nice body shot.
Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Shimada.
Kirkland takes a swing at Shimada's ribcage but misses.
Shimada lunges at Kirkland with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kirkland's hand.
Troy Kirkland's cut is getting worse.
Kirkland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kirkland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shimada tests Kirkland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shimada catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Kirkland stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Kirkland walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Kirkland tried to score with a low kick but Shimada checks it.
Shimada staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Kirkland.
Shimada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kirkland tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shimada is able to avoid easily.
Shimada thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Shimada.
Shimada 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.
The fighters circling - Shimada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Kirkland tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirkland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kirkland throwing a counter right hand but Shimada manages to avoid it.
Shimada throws a right hand that misses
and Kirkland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shimada staying out of range there.
Shimada misses with an uppercut. Kirkland saw that one coming.
Shimada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kirkland walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kirkland throws out a leg kick but Shimada moves out of range and Kirkland only half commits.
Shimada ducks into a a hook from Kirkland and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Shimada is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Shimada.
Shimada is still on wobbly legs! Can Kirkland finish him?
Kirkland slips a jab from Shimada.
Kirkland appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shimada seems to have recovered his senses.
Kirkland catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Shimada stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Shimada walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
That has opened up Genichiro Shimada's cut even more.
Shimada misses with an uppercut.
Shimada throws a hook to the side of Kirkland's head but Kirkland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirkland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shimada.
Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shimada's sensitive parts.
Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
Shimada lands a glancing blow to the side of Kirkland's head.
Kirkland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shimada.
Kirkland scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Shimada to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Kirkland away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Shimada 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?!
Shimada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shimada throws a shot from downtown. Kirkland moves away and avoids it.
Shimada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirkland misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Shimada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Shimada catches Kirkland right on the button with a cross.
Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shimada.
Shimada cracks Kirkland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Troy Kirkland's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirkland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kirkland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shimada throws a hook to the side of Kirkland's head but Kirkland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shimada lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genichiro Shimada dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shimada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kirkland's head backwards.
Shimada misses the jab.
Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shimada throws a jab when Kirkland was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kirkland.
Kirkland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kirkland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kirkland cracks the inside of Shimada's front leg.
Shimada looks to throw the jab but Kirkland is out of range.
Kirkland walks into a jab.
Shimada cracks Kirkland with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kirkland is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kirkland is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkland stuns Shimada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shimada throws a looping overhand right but Kirkland ducks down to avoid it.
Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shimada manages to avoid it.
Shimada throws the left hand but Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
Genichiro Shimada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shimada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shimada cracks Kirkland with a good jab.
Shimada throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shimada.
A head kick misses from Kirkland.
Kirkland takes one to the side of the head.
Shimada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Shimada misses.
Kirkland thuds his shin into the meat of Shimada's side.
Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
Shimada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Shimada.
Kirkland was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shimada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirkland throws out the jab.
Kirkland digs a good body shot into Shimada's ribs.
Shimada is breathing heavily.
Kirkland takes one to the side of the head.
Kirkland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimada loads up on a big right hand but Kirkland slips the punch.
Kirkland scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
Kirkland looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shimada.
Kirkland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kirkland throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kirkland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kirkland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Kirkland misses its target.
Shimada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shimada throws a shot from downtown. Kirkland moves away and avoids it.
As Shimada backs away, Kirkland returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Shimada misses with a hook.
Kirkland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shimada misses with a left hand
and Kirkland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shimada throws a hook but Kirkland blocks it.
Shimada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirkland.
Kirkland appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shimada throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirkland counters with a beautiful hook that drops Shimada to the mat! Will Shimada be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Kirkland to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Shimada is up. He looks OK to continue.
Shimada misses with a hook
and Kirkland counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Troy Kirkland!
Troy Kirkland thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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