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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Kirby (ranked 5273 p4p, 577 weight class) and Christopher Banks (ranked 8447 p4p, 760 weight class). Christopher Banks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincenzo Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christopher Banks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christopher Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirby 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.
Kirby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kirby slips a jab from Banks.
Banks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kirby checks a leg kick.
Banks misses with an uppercut. Kirby saw that one coming.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Kirby pushes him off.
Kirby scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banks.
Kirby tried to counter with a leg kick but Banks avoided it.
Good work by Banks as he checks the leg kick.
Banks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kirby is fending him off so far but Banks persists. Nope, Kirby circles away and we're back to standing.
As Banks looks to move away, Kirby throws a big counter combo but Banks just gets out of the way.
Banks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kirby.
Sloppy strikes from Banks. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirby is looking for a counter combo.
Kirby lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. Banks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirby throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Banks 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.
Kirby throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Kirby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Banks throws a combination that misses
and Kirby counters with a body kick.
Banks looks winded!
Kirby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kirby thows a body kick. Banks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've been told by Kirby's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kirby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banks circles away.
Kirby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirby moves out of range of the body kick from Banks.
Banks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kirby tried to counter with a leg kick but Banks avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks throws a lazy body kick
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Banks was not able to check.
Kirby is looking to slow Banks down with leg kicks.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banks.
Kirby throws a head kick that half lands.
Banks is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Banks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kirby checks it well.
Good leg kick by Kirby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kirby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banks 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 Kirby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kirby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It appears Kirby was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kirby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banks's waist but Banks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kirby off to one side.
Banks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Kirby thows a body kick. Banks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Banks looks to land a left hand but Kirby moved out of range nicely.
Banks takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks shoots in but Kirby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
Kirby throws a leg kick which misses Banks's front leg but catches the back leg as Banks tries to avoid it.
Banks rushes Kirby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kirby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks moves into the clinch.
Kirby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kirby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirby lands a front kick.
Banks loads up on a big right hand but Kirby slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kirby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Banks tries to clinch but Kirby moves away
and Kirby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Banks's knee momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Kirby finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirby.
Kirby lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banks thumps Kirby with a low kick.
Banks misses with a double jab.
Banks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kirby.
Banks misses with a right hand
and Kirby finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kirby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Banks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kirby throws a head kick that Banks semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Kirby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kirby connects with a leg kick. Banks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kirby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banks can do to turn this around?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kirby.
Banks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kirby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banks throws a lazy right hand but Kirby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banks wants it to stay on the feet.
Kirby moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks misses with a few strikes there.
Kirby scores with a push kick.
Kirby cracks the inside of Banks's front leg.
Banks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Banks looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid body kick from Kirby.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Kirby lands a leg kick that knocks Banks off balance momentarily.
Banks wants to clinch
and Kirby counters with a body kick that stops Banks in his tracks momentarily.
Banks lands a jab to the nose.
Banks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Banks's knee momentarily.
Banks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kirby can pounce on him.
Kirby lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Banks misses with a straight left.
Kirby tries to score a power double leg takedown but Banks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kirby somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lets loose with a powerful body kick. Banks will feel that in the morning.
Banks wants to land a leg kick but Kirby is out of range.
Banks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kirby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirby slips a straight right by Banks.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirby.
Kirby fakes the leg kick and cracks Banks in the body.
Kirby moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kirby throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Banks's head.
You can see that Banks has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Banks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banks scores with a jab to the head.
Kirby 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.
Banks misses with a looping right.
Kirby fakes the leg kick and cracks Banks in the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirby.
Kirby throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Banks's head.
Banks dips to his left and cracks Kirby with an uppercut!
Kirby lands a head kick. Banks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Banks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Banks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banks tries to clinch up.
Kirby throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kirby connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Banks to the floor! Kirby dives in looking for the finish!
Banks is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks is staying active underneath Kirby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Banks is still in real trouble! Can Kirby finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks seems to have recovered his senses.
Kirby trying to control from Banks's half guard. Banks has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kirby throwing strikes from guard but Banks blocks nicely.
Kirby trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banks is looking to stand up but Kirby isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Kirby dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Banks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirby. That's going to slow Banks down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kirby.
Banks misses with a wild combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kirby. Banks shrugs it off though.
Kirby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Banks. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks misses the jab.
Banks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Banks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirby. That's going to slow Banks down.
Vincenzo Kirby is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Banks misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks 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.
Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kirby.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirby.
Kirby connects with a high kick.
Banks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirby.
Kirby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kirby connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Banks to the floor! Kirby dives in looking for the finish!
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!
Banks has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kirby is on him like a limpet, forcing Banks back against the cage.
Kirby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Kirby pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kirby.
Banks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirby thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kirby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirby slips a jab from Banks.
Kirby connects with an inside leg kick.
Kirby scores with a leg kick.
Kirby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kirby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kirby darts in looking for a takedown but Banks gets double underhooks and turns Kirby into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirby. That's going to slow Banks down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Banks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kirby - the referee stops the clock and Banks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kirby. Banks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Banks throws a solid leg kick but Kirby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Banks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a few strikes there.
Kirby throws a big counter combination but Banks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Banks misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Kirby.
Kirby throws a quick counter head kick but Banks was just out of range.
Banks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kirby lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vincenzo Kirby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirby slips under a jab from Banks.
Kirby is looking for a counter combo.
Banks has closed the distance and engaged Kirby in a clinch.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kirby manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kirby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby scores with a nice body kick.
Banks misses with the combination.
Kirby throws a head kick that Banks semi-blocks.
Christopher Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Banks looks to move away, Kirby throws a big counter combo but Banks just gets out of the way.
Banks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirby. That did some damage!
Some wild striking there from Banks.
Banks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vincenzo Kirby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kirby throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Banks's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Kirby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kirby, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Kirby!
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energy
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