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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Louie Litt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
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183 cm
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196 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Louie Litt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kirkland checks a leg kick.
Litt feints and then cracks Kirkland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kirkland down.
Litt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Kirkland tries to clinch there but Litt circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Litt. That's going to slow Kirkland down.
Litt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirkland drives through and clinches with Litt against the cage.
Litt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirkland takes the fight into the clinch.
Litt manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland tests Litt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Litt 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 fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kirkland 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.
Litt misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Troy Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Litt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Litt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Litt tries to keep at a distance but Kirkland has taken the fight into the clinch.
Litt is trying to break free.
Litt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kirkland pushes Litt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Litt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Litt blocks a body shot from Kirkland.
Kirkland prevents a body shot from Litt.
Kirkland misses with some punches.
Litt manages to pull guard.
Litt has a closed guard, preventing Kirkland from standing up.
Litt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Litt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litt trying to keep a closed guard but Kirkland is proving a slippery customer.
Litt managing to control the position.
Kirkland has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Litt is proving hard to escape from.
Litt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kirkland.
Litt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Litt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Kirkland.
Kirkland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Litt.
Kirkland throws out a loose jab but Litt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirkland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Litt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kirkland throws a head punch that misses.
Litt breaks the clinch.
Kirkland misses with a hook.
Kirkland misses with a right hand
and Litt counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Litt.
Litt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Litt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland is looking to clinch.
Kirkland digs a good hook to Litt's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirkland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Litt blocks a body shot from Kirkland.
A bit of stalling here from Litt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Litt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kirkland lands with a short shot to the head.
Kirkland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Litt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Litt can't find room to land a body shot as Kirkland controls the action.
Litt jumps guard but Kirkland turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Litt.
Litt breaks the clinch.
Kirkland moves into the clinch.
Kirkland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirkland tries a body shot but Litt blocks it.
Litt pulls Kirkland into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Troy Kirkland will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Litt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kirkland works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Litt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Litt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirkland.
Litt ducks under a wild hook from Kirkland.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kirkland tries to clinch but Litt moves out of range.
Litt staying out of range there.
Kirkland lands a right hook to the body.
Litt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kirkland tries to clinch
and Litt counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Litt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Kirkland's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kirkland can't do much from the bottom here.
Litt scoring with punches from side control.
Litt is looking to take a break and control but Kirkland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kirkland keeping his opponent close.
Litt working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litt scoring with punches from side control.
Litt has control of an arm but Kirkland manages to advance to Litt's back!
Litt turns into Kirkland and is now in his guard.
Litt trying to control but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Kirkland looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirkland, not yet.
Litt wants to control from the top but Kirkland keeps moving.
Litt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litt trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirkland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Litt passes Kirkland's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kirkland keeping hold of Litt's head, controlling as best he can.
Litt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kirkland's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Litt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Litt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louie Litt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kirkland fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Kirkland misses.
Litt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Litt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kirkland pulls Litt in close to prevent any damage.
Kirkland trying to keep a closed guard but Litt is proving a slippery customer.
Kirkland pulls Litt in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Litt from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland is trying to keep Litt in close.
Litt stopping the sweep attempt from Kirkland.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kirkland working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Litt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirkland.
Litt moves away from the strike by Kirkland.
Kirkland clinches up with Litt and pushes him back against the cage.
Litt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litt swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirkland.
Litt throws the left hand but Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
Kirkland throws out a counter right but Litt avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Litt.
Litt misses with an uppercut
and Kirkland counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Litt thinking.
Kirkland clobbers Litt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Litt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Kirkland misses.
Litt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirkland.
Litt dips to his left and cracks Kirkland with an uppercut!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Litt 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirkland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Litt.
Troy Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Litt.
A big right from Kirkland misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litt swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirkland.
Litt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Litt blocks a jab.
Troy Kirkland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Litt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Litt cracks Kirkland with an open hand slap.
Litt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirkland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirkland lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kirkland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Litt attempts a counter takedown but Kirkland avoids it well and moves away.
Litt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Litt ducks under a wild hook from Kirkland.
Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Litt.
Kirkland throws a hook but Litt blocks it.
Litt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Litt is defended easily by Kirkland.
Litt fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louie Litt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkland clinches.
Troy Kirkland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Litt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kirkland up against the cage.
Litt misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Troy Kirkland.
I think Kirkland 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Louie Litt!
A relieved looking Louie Litt 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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