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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crusadius Infidellus (ranked 4497 p4p, 546 weight class) and Vincenzo Kirby (ranked 3830 p4p, 491 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Crusadius Infidellus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincenzo Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby staying out of range there.
Infidellus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirby connects with a solid leg kick.
Infidellus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Infidellus looks to land a right hand but Kirby moved out of range.
Infidellus lands a nice shot to the body.
Infidellus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kirby's head.
Infidellus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kirby thumps Infidellus with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby throws a half hearted mid kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kirby has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Infidellus misses with an uppercut.
Kirby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Infidellus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Infidellus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infidellus cracks Kirby with a good jab.
Kirby throws a low kick but Infidellus moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Infidellus.
Kirby lands a nice looking body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Infidellus. Those never looked like landing.
Kirby throws a counter combo.
Infidellus throws a hook but Kirby avoids it easily.
Infidellus closes the distance and pushes Kirby back into the cage.
Infidellus breaks from the clinch.
Crusadius Infidellus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirby shoots and misses
and Infidellus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Infidellus scores with a jab.
Kirby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Infidellus.
Kirby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Infidellus throws a one two combo.
Crusadius Infidellus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Infidellus tests Kirby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Infidellus.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kirby.
Infidellus throws a hook but Kirby blocks it.
Infidellus misses the shot to the body.
Kirby only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Infidellus misses with an uppercut.
Kirby appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
No joy there for Infidellus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Infidellus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirby lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Infidellus throws a hook to the side of Kirby's head but Kirby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirby is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Infidellus 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kirby, right into the meat.
Infidellus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Infidellus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Infidellus lands with an overhand left.
Kirby throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirby. That's going to slow Infidellus down.
Kirby scores with a push kick.
Infidellus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kirby blocks a jab.
Kirby misses with a takedown attempt - Infidellus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kirby staying out of range there.
Kirby looks for the body kick but Infidellus saw that one coming.
Infidellus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infidellus throws a body punch but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kirby.
Kirby misses with a head kick.
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby blocks a jab.
Infidellus works Kirby's body with a nice hook.
Kirby misses with a low kick.
Infidellus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick from Kirby lands but Infidellus takes it in his stride.
Kirby throws a solid leg kick but Infidellus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kirby.
Infidellus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kirby backs up against the cage.
Kirby has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crusadius Infidellus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kirby tries for a takedown but Infidellus circles away easily
and Infidellus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kirby scoring well with a low kick there.
Infidellus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirby can do to turn this around?
Infidellus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Infidellus moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kirby.
Infidellus looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Kirby lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Infidellus finds it's way through Kirby's defenses.
Infidellus misses with an uppercut. Kirby saw that one coming.
Infidellus looks to land a combination but Kirby avoids it well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Infidellus here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Infidellus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Kirby's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infidellus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Infidellus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirby throws a body kick that misses
and Infidellus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kirby thinking.
Kirby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Infidellus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kirby thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Infidellus if he has to take too many more of those.
Infidellus throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirby.
Kirby throws a counter combo.
Vincenzo Kirby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Infidellus throws a shot to the body.
Infidellus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Infidellus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infidellus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Infidellus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Infidellus checks a low kick from Kirby.
Infidellus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Infidellus misses with a right hand
and Kirby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Infidellus's knee momentarily.
Kirby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kirby throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Infidellus counters by clinching up.
Infidellus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Infidellus has him pressed against the cage.
Infidellus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Infidellus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Infidellus lands with a nice combination. Kirby backs away looking to recover.
Infidellus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infidellus throws a shot from downtown. Kirby moves away and avoids it.
Infidellus throws a body shot but no joy.
Kirby lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Crusadius Infidellus has been cut.
Kirby feints and then cracks Infidellus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Infidellus down.
Infidellus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick from Kirby misses.
Crusadius Infidellus is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirby throws a sloppy head kick and Infidellus moves out of range easily.
Kirby slips under a jab.
Kirby throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Infidellus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Infidellus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Infidellus throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Infidellus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Infidellus misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirby counters with a good, hard body kick but Infidellus shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Infidellus. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Infidellus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kirby slips under a jab from Infidellus.
Kirby is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kirby is looking to land body kicks.
Infidellus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Infidellus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Infidellus checks the leg kick.
Infidellus misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Kirby.
Infidellus sizes up Kirby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crusadius Infidellus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Crusadius Infidellus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Infidellus looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Kirby appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Infidellus moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirby.
Kirby lands a head kick!
Infidellus throws a shot from downtown. Kirby moves away and avoids it.
Infidellus cracks Kirby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kirby throws a head kick that Infidellus semi-blocks.
Infidellus is rocked!
Kirby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh Infidellus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirby throws a powerful right kick. Infidellus tried to block low but the kick was high! Infidellus was taken right off of his feet! Kirby jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vincenzo Kirby!
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