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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Kirby (ranked 8336 p4p, 652 weight class) and Hennig Muller (ranked 24372 p4p, 741 weight class). Hennig Muller is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Muller there.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Muller lands.
Muller misses with a left hand
and Kirby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kirby misses with a double jab.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Kirby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Kirby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muller .
Muller tests Kirby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muller tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirby lands a glancing blow to the side of Muller 's head.
Muller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Kirby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Muller keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muller pushes Kirby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Muller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirby is trying to push Muller away but Muller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Hennig Muller has been cut.
Kirby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller .
Kirby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kirby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby tries to move into range but Muller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Muller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Kirby is out of range.
Muller looks to land a right hand but Kirby moved out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Muller .
Muller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muller moves away.
Muller lands with a nice combination. Kirby backs away looking to recover.
Muller 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.
Kirby misses the shot to the body.
Kirby tries to keep at a distance but Muller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Muller .
Kirby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Kirby fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muller doesn't seem bothered though.
Kirby throws a shot from downtown. Muller moves away and avoids it.
Muller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Kirby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muller clinches.
Nice body punch from Muller - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby blocks a body shot from Muller .
A shot in the inside from Muller .
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Muller .
Muller scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Muller as the two fighters clinch.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller tries a body shot but Kirby blocks it.
Muller working aggressively here.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller misses with some punches.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirby tries to break free but Muller pushes him back against the cage.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirby tries to break free but Muller pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hennig Muller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Muller misses with a straight left.
It looked like Kirby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kirby cracks Muller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Muller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
Kirby went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kirby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Muller misses.
Hennig Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Muller .
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Kirby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muller throws out the jab.
Kirby moves out of range as Muller strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kirby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Kirby misses its target.
Kirby is looking to wear down Muller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Hennig Muller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby lands a glancing blow to the side of Muller 's head.
Muller avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Sloppy strikes from Kirby. Those never looked like landing.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kirby misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muller avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruben Kirby is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Muller misses.
Muller moves into the clinch successfully.
Kirby blocking some punches.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muller .
A left hand lands to the body for Muller .
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hennig Muller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
A body shot lands from Muller .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Muller works on Kirby's body with a couple of short punches.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Muller tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Muller .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Muller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muller keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Muller lands an uppercut.
Muller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kirby is trying to break free.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Muller .
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirby blocks a body shot from Muller .
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.
Kirby breaks the clinch.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Kirby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kirby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muller .
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muller avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hennig Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kirby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kirby just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirby misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muller .
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirby.
Kirby went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kirby staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Muller . Those never looked like landing.
Muller misses with a hook.
Muller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muller .
Muller rushes Kirby and presses him up against the cage.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Kirby takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Muller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Muller tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller works on Kirby's body with a couple of short punches.
Muller misses with the head strike.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kirby wants to break free but Muller has control.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Muller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Muller is leaning against Kirby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirby blocking some punches.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Muller .
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Muller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Muller .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Muller .
Muller tries a body shot but Kirby blocks it.
Muller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Kirby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirby fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Muller lands.
Kirby staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Kirby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kirby.
Muller tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kirby throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Muller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kirby.
Muller throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kirby counter with a right hand.
Muller drives through and clinches with Kirby against the cage.
Kirby is trying to break free.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller .
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller .
Kirby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Muller .
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Ruben Kirby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hook to the body lands for Muller .
And that's the end of the fight!
Hennig Muller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muller 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hennig Muller !
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