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Event:
IFC MW23 Wilder vs Kisqali
Date: Apr 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Kirby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kirby throwing a counter right hand but Esch manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Esch.
Kirby shoots in for a takedown but Esch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Esch is looking to clinch but Kirby is avoiding it.
Kirby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Esch tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.
Esch wants to clinch.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirby swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Esch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Esch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kirby's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirby blocks an elbow strike from Esch.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirby blocks the elbow strike.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.#T1#
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch is controlling him.
Esch misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Esch.
Esch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Kirby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esch has a couple of punches blocked by Kirby.
Esch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kirby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Esch missing with knees to the body.
Esch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Esch has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kirby seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Esch can turn it around.
Kirby blocking some punches.
Esch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kirby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kirby blocks it with crossed arms.
Esch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Esch lands a good knee to the midsection. Kirby won't want to take too many of those.
We've been hearing reports that Kirby has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T2#
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.
Kirby blocks a body shot from Esch.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esch lands a knee to the body.
Kirby is trying to push Esch away but Esch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kirby takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#
It looks like Ruben Kirby has been cut.
Kirby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esch looking to throw knees to the head but Kirby is blocking nicely.
Esch lands a nice knee to the body.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T3#
Esch misses with a body punch.
Kirby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kirby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Esch has Kirby pressed against the cage, preventing Kirby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kirby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Esch tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Esch back against the cage.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirby's efforts to push away.
Kirby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Esch has him pressed against the cage.
Kirby tries to break the clinch but Esch is controlling the position.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirby wants to break free but Esch has control.
Esch misses with a knee to the head. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kirby tries to circle away but Esch has him pinned against the cage.
Esch lands an elbow just above Kirby 's eye.
Kirby tries to circle away but Esch has him pinned against the cage.
Kirby avoiding damage as Esch throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kirby's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Kirby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esch looks to clinch
and Kirby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kirby cracks Esch with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esch. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esch throws a right and a left that Kirby avoids nicely.
Kirby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Esch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esch moves in looking to clinch but Kirby pushes him off.
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Esch clinches up with Kirby and pushes him back against the cage.
Esch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
En Esch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Kirby's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kirby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esch.
Nice uppercut lands for Kirby. That snapped Esch's head back.
Kirby lands with a cross. #CL2#
Esch instigates a clinch.
Esch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
En Esch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Esch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esch misses with a knee to the head.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esch throws a head punch that misses.
Kirby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esch tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Esch back against the cage.
Esch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esch swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esch scores a nice knee to the body.
#T1#
Esch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esch.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch has him pressed against the cage.
Esch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esch trying to land knees to the body.
Esch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esch prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Esch missing with knees to the body.
Esch trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Kirby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kirby throws a series of punches but Esch avoids them all with ease.
Esch is looking to clinch.
Esch throws a right hand that Kirby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirby also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Kirby misses its target.
Kirby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirby throws a right and a left that Esch avoids nicely.
Esch tries to clinch there but Kirby circles away.
Ruben Kirby is winning the standup battle so far.
Esch closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kirby counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Kirby.
Esch dodges the punch combination from Kirby.
En Esch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Esch wants to clinch.
Kirby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Esch on the side of the head.#T3#
Esch moves to clinch but Kirby breaks away
and Kirby counters with a right hand to the body.
Esch is looking to clinch.
Kirby tries to bum rush Esch with a series of wild strikes but Esch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Esch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esch circles away quickly and effectively.
Esch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Kirby misses its target.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.
Esch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Esch takes the fight into the clinch.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch but Esch keeps him there for the moment.
Kirby wants to break free but Esch has control.
#BC#
Kirby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Kirby throws a right and a left that Esch avoids nicely.
Kirby works Esch's body with a nice hook.
Esch tries to clinch but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby is looking for a counter combo.
Esch tries to clinch up.
Esch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Kirby there.
Kirby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esch moves to clinch but Kirby breaks away
and Kirby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Esch thinking.
A jab from Kirby misses.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirby is looking to counter punch.
Esch doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirby circles away.
Esch 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.#CL2#
Esch clinches.
Kirby tries to circle away but Esch has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Kirby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Kirby'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!
#R3#
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Esch looks to move away, Kirby throws a big counter combo but Esch just gets out of the way.#CL2#
Esch gets a clinch.
Esch misses with a knee strike.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch has him pressed against the cage.
Esch tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirby.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Esch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kirby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kirby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Esch misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Esch fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Esch.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T1#
Esch misses with an elbow over the top.
Esch prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Esch has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Esch.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but Kirby blocks with his arms.
Kirby avoiding damage as Esch throws knees to the body.
Esch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esch struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch has him pressed against the cage.
Esch throws an elbow but it misses.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch but Esch keeps him there for the moment.
Esch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirby's efforts to push away.
Esch tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirby avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Esch scores with a knee to the head.
Kirby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Esch prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Kirby managing to block the knees to the body from Esch.
Esch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch is controlling him.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Esch.
Kirby wants to break free but Esch has control.
Kirby blocks an elbow strike.
Esch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esch tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirby avoids the damage to the body.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirbys head. #T3#
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Esch has double underhooks.
Esch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
Esch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch is controlling him.
Esch tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirby takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch has him pressed against the cage.
Kirby is trying to break free.
Esch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kirby takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esch missing with knees to the body.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.
Esch with a knee to the head.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch but Esch keeps him there for the moment.#T4#
Esch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirby's efforts to push away.
Esch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirby's efforts to push away.
Esch tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Esch back against the cage.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.
Esch keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Esch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
En Esch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Esch 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... En Esch!
En Esch was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
IFC 44
Date: Mar 31, 2018 |
#R1#
Kirby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Babyara looks to land a right hand but Kirby moved out of range.
Babyara takes one on the button.
Babyara throws a series of punches but Kirby avoids them all with ease.
Babyara looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Kirby unleashes a big counter combination but Babyara bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kirby just misses with a punch to the body.
Babyara falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kirby to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Babyara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirby throws out the jab.
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.
Babyara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Babyara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Babyara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Kirby to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Kirby changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Babyara looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#T1#
Babyara is looking to reverse the position.
Kirby moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Babyara throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Kirby scoring with punches and elbows.
Kirby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Babyara is trying to control Kirby's posture but Kirby avoids it.
Babyara has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Babyara is looking for a sweep.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kirby taking a breather here.
Kirby trying to control the position but Babyara is working away.
Kirby staying calm.
Babyara wants to control but Kirby postures up.
Kirby controlling the position from side mount.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Babyara tries to bench press Kirby off him but Kirby keeps the position.
Kirby trying to control the position but Babyara is working away. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kirby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babyara circles away quickly and effectively.
Babyara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Kirby dodges the punch combination from Babyara.
Kirby is looking for the big counter here.
Kirby misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby just misses with a punch to the body.
Francisco Babyara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babyara jabs Kirby right on the nose. Kirby blinks but takes it well.#T4#
Babyara misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Babyara.
Babyara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirby throws a series of punches but Babyara moves out of range.
Kirby has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kirby slips a jab and a cross from Babyara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babyara cracks Kirby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Babyara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Babyara. Those never looked like landing.
Babyara throws a nice looking combination but Kirby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babyara.
Kirby looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babyara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Babyara dominated that round.
That's time! Babyara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Babyara looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Francisco Babyara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babyara.
Kirby throws a poor cross that misses
and Babyara counters with a nice body shot.
Babyara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT#
It looks like Ruben Kirby has been cut.
Kirby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kirby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kirby swings for the body but Babyara moves out of range.
Babyara cracks a nice hook into Kirby's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Babyara has knocked Kirby down with a huge combo! Babyara steps away and waves a wobbly Kirby back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Kirby is rocked!
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!
Babyara closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Kirby out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco Babyara!
Francisco Babyara really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
IFC XXXVI - Butabi vs Bell
Date: Feb 03, 2018 |
#R1#
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.#CL2#
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.#T1#
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.
#BC#
Kirby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#
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.#T2#
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. #CL2#
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. #T3#
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 . #BC#
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. #CL2#
Muller clinches.
Nice body punch from Muller - that landed with a thud.
#T4#
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!
#R2#
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. #T1#
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. #CL2#
Muller moves into the clinch successfully.
Kirby blocking some punches.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller misses with a body punch.
#T2#
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 .
#T3#
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.
#T4#
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. #BC#
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!
#R3#
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 .#CL2#
Muller rushes Kirby and presses him up against the cage.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Kirby takes a shot to the head. #T1#
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. #T2#
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 . #T3#
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.
#BC#
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.#T4#
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. #CL2#
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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