Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: IFC 51 Lomachenko vs Kirby
Date: May 19, 2018

#R1#
Lomachenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kirby sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lomachenko somewhat.#TD2#
Kirby closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lomachenko to the mat! Lomachenko manages to get full guard.
Kirby postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Lomachenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kirby defends well.
Lomachenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kirby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Lomachenko is looking for a triangle but Kirby pushes his legs off easily.
Kirby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lomachenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Lomachenko keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.
Kirby with a nice head shot there.
Lomachenko wants to sweep here but Kirby controlling him for the moment.
Lomachenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kirby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lomachenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kirby is one step ahead there.
Lomachenko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Kirby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lomachenko manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##T2#
Lomachenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kirby is one step ahead there.
Kirby landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Lomachenko looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kirby is defending well. Lomachenko quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kirby has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lomachenko celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evgeni Lomachenko!

Event: NJMMA #55
Date: May 12, 2018

#R1#
IsMore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Micky Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by IsMore there.#CUT2#
It looks like Micky Kirby has been cut.
Kirby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has IsMore pinned against the cage. IsMore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It seemed like IsMore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
IsMore connects with a looping right hand.
IsMore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that IsMore 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
IsMore connects with a single shot there.
Kirby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and IsMore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kirby has his takedown stuffed
and IsMore counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Kirby is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Kirby with a lazy takedown attempt
and IsMore counters with a big left hand that crumples Kirby! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). More IsMore!
More IsMore decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: IFC 50 Tower vs Heavyweight
Date: May 12, 2018

#R1#
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.#T1#
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.#CL#
Infidellus closes the distance and pushes Kirby back into the cage.#BC#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.
#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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#CL#
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. #BC#
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.#T3#
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. #CUT2#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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. #ROC2#
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!

Event: Open Weight Grand Prix S01E01
Date: May 12, 2018

#R1#
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li lands with a nice body punch.
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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Li.
Li uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kirby has time to react.
Li loads up on a big right hand but Kirby slips the punch.
Li throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Li misses with an uppercut.
Li lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Li.
Li scores with a jab. Kirby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Kirby ducks down to avoid it.
Kirby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Li.
Kirby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Li connects with a single shot there.#TD#
Li gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kirby to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kirby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kirby lands a couple of elbows.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Li wants to stand up but Kirby is controlling him.
Li keeping full guard, as Kirby tries to pass. #T2#
Li is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kirby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li wants to get back to his feet but Kirby is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Li lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kirby's sensitive parts.
Kirby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
Kirby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Kirby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#TD#
Kirby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Kirby is proving a slippery customer.
Kirby stands and throws Li's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Li is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kirby remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kirby in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kirby landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T4#
Kirby content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kirby tries to move into full mount but can't pass Li's legs.
Li is trying to escape the position but Kirby is controlling the position. #SUB#
Kirby is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Li is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Kirby is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Li has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kirby working away.#T5##SU#
Kirby decides to stand up, so the ref orders Li to his feet.
Li fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#TD#
Kirby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kirby showed some decent athleticism there. #SU#
Kirby stands up and beckons Li to join him on the feet.
Zou Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirby throws a leg kick
and Li counters with a straight right hand.
Kirby wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
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.
Li punishes Kirby's body with a nice straight punch.
Kirby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Li pinned against the cage. Li gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T6#
Li throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kirby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Li jabs Kirby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Kirby's shoulder, as Kirby tries to avoid the shot.
Kirby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kirby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Li misses with a hook #TD#
and Kirby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Li pushes Kirby off but Kirby dives into side control.
Kirby lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Li down.
Kirby just content to control the position. #SUB#
Kirby is trying to get an arm triangle but Li is defending well. #T7#
Li is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Li taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kirby moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SU#
Kirby decides to stand back up. Kirby steps back and let's Li get back to his feet.
Kirby takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T8#
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Kirby counters with a nice double leg into side control. Li won't be happy with that.
Li is looking to get back to his feet here but Kirby is keeping cool and he's managed to take Li's back.
Li looks winded!
Kirby scores with strikes from the back. #SUB#
Kirby working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Kirby working for the choke.
Kirby controls the position.#T9#
Li trying to control the position but Kirby manages to sink in the hooks.
Li trying to get back to his feet but Kirby is in full control for now.
Li covers up after that shot from Kirby.
Kirby trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Li doesn't escape. #SUB#
Kirby has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zou Li will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R2#
Li fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Li cracks the inside of Kirby's front leg. #TD#
Kirby shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Li manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kirby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby prevents Li from getting back to his feet.
Li can't keep his opponent in guard - Kirby advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kirby seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T1#
Kirby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Li looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kirby content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kirby tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Li misses with a looping right.
Li wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Li, as that shot connected.
Kirby doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Kirby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirby doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Li counter with a right hand.
Kirby moves out of range as Li strikes.
Kirby walks into a straight right hand from Li.#T3#
Li misses with a looping right.
Kirby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Li.
Li scores with a decent looking hook.
Li connects with a leg kick. Kirby looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kirby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Li to score with a decent uppercut.
Li digs a good body shot into Kirby's ribs.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Li is breathing heavily.
Kirby staying out of range there.
Li has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Li throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kirby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kirby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Li misses with a looping right.
Li has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4##TD#
Kirby scores with a takedown into Li's guard.
Kirby slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Li is looking to stand up but Kirby isn't so interested in that idea.
Li can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kirby controls the pace.#T5#
Kirby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Li is wriggling around but Kirby manages to pass to half guard.
Kirby is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T6#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kirby.
Kirby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kirby content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Kirby. #T7#
Kirby is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Li tries to roll over but Kirby keeps him under control.
Kirby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #CUT#
It looks like Zou Li has been cut.
Kirby is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kirby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T8#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.
Li with a jab.
Li thuds a left hand into Kirby's body.
Li digs a good body shot into Kirby's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Li.
Li lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
A telegraphed right hand from Li misses the target.
Li with a nice cross.#T9#
Kirby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zou Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li connects with a right hand. Kirby shakes it off.
Li cracks the inside of Kirby's front leg.
Li misses with a looping right.#TD#
Kirby manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Li on his heels. He'll look to pass Li's guard now, I'm sure.
Kirby is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zou Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Li 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Zou Li!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Zou Li!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Zou Li!

Zou Li wins by unanimous decision!
Zou Li very nearly forgot to thank Sportivité amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: Torcida 28 - Kaiser Vs Mfer
Date: May 05, 2018

#R1#
Kirby with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kirby tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Kirby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirby throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Kirby shrugs it off.
Kirby misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kirby is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kirby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Kirby with that takedown attempt.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Kirby avoids it with no problem.#TD#
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Kirby shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#T1#
Kirby cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully. #ES2#
Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kirby off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jake Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirby tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Kirby thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kirby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirby misses with a takedown
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Kirby shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#T2#
Kirby prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Kirby scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to stand but Kirby is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Kirby slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kirby's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kirby distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kirby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva is wriggling around but Kirby manages to pass to half guard.
Kirby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kirby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kirby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Kirby is controlling him well.
Kirby is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3#
Silva tries to kick Kirby off but Kirby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kirby takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kirby is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ground and pound from Kirby.
Silva tries to kick Kirby off but Kirby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kirby working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kirby is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Silva is hurt! He's hurt bad - Kirby fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Silva from any more punishment! Congratulations to Kirby! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Kirby!

Event: IFC 48 Chugman VS Island
Date: Apr 28, 2018

#R1#
Peidis scores with a nice right hand.
Kirby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peidis as he jumps to the side.
Peidis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kirby. #KD#
Peidis lands a big head kick that sends Kirby tumbling to the mat! Peidis takes a step backwards and waves Kirby back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Whack! Peidis lands a heavy head kick that drops Kirby. The ref tackles Peidis to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Kirby was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tzwrtzos Peidis!
Tzwrtzos Peidis thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: IFC MW 24 Kirby VS Touchard
Date: Apr 25, 2018

#R1#
Kirby looks for a takedown but Touchard sprawls well.
Touchard cracks Kirby with a good jab.
Nice sprawl there from Touchard as Kirby shoots in.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
Touchard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kirby makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Touchard really felt that one!
Touchard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kirby makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Touchard throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD#
Kirby closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Touchard's guard.#SUB2#
Touchard working for a triangle but Kirby defends it easily.
Kirby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Touchard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Touchard is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T1#
Kirby throws a big elbow that misses.
Kirby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Touchard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kirby trying to control the position from guard on top but Touchard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Touchard is trying to control the position but Kirby postures up.
Touchard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Touchard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kirby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kirby chips away with some ground and pound.
Kirby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Kirby stopping the sweep attempt from Touchard.
Kirby looking to sit in guard and control but Touchard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Touchard content to stall in guard here.
Touchard wants to pass the guard but Kirby is keeping the position.
Touchard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kirby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Touchard's guard. #REVR#
Kirby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kirby wants to pass the guard but Touchard is keeping the position.#T3#
Kirby won't allow Touchard to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Kirby got a little sloppy there for a moment and Touchard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kirby has managed to get both his arms back between Touchard's legs - danger averted.
Kirby content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Touchard is trying to control the position but Kirby postures up.
Kirby landing some decent shots from guard.
Touchard keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.
Kirby content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kirby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Touchard is trying to keep Kirby in close. #T4##SUB2#
Touchard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kirby with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Touchard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Touchard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kirby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Touchard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kirby wants to control from the top but Touchard keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximilian Kirby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Kirby shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Touchard defends it nicely.
Kirby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirby slaps away a takedown attempt from Touchard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kirby shoots for a takedown but Touchard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Kirby as Touchard shoots in.
Touchard misses with a hook #TD#
so Kirby counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kirby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Touchard wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Touchard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Touchard has his foot on Kirby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kirby works his way back into a safe position though.
Touchard working a defensive guard here.
Kirby controlling from the top position.
Touchard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Touchard keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Touchard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Touchard is trying to control the position but Kirby postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kirby scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Touchard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Touchard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kirby postures up and lands a big shot to Touchard's brow.
Kirby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kirby advances to half guard. #T3#
Touchard is trying to get back to full guard.
Touchard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kirby's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kirby's back!
Touchard trying to control.
Touchard thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. #SUB2#
Touchard working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
I would not like to be Kirby right now.
Kirby trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Touchard trying to control.#T4#
Kirby is defending well here and trying to improve his position. #SUB2#
Kirby preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Touchard.
Kirby is trapped and Touchard is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kirby tries to escape the position.
Touchard somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. #SUB2#
Kirby is looking to control the hands but Touchard breaks free and manages to sink in a rear naked choke that ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anton Touchard!
An out of breath Anton Touchard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: IFC MW 24 Kirby VS Touchard
Date: Apr 25, 2018

#R1#
Kirby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sexyama misses with a straight right.
Kirby went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sexyama lands a nice shot that snaps Kirby's head back.
Kirby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kirby moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #CL2#
Sexyama clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Kirby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sexyama has Kirby pressed against the cage, preventing Kirby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sexyama tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kirby just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kirby tries to break the clinch but Sexyama is controlling the position.
Sexyama's coach down at 3Band MMA ($800/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sexyama's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sexyama is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Kirby manages to break the clinch.
Sexyama misses with a straight left.
Sexyama sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sexyama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirby.#T1#
Sexyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirby.
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.
Sexyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sexyama lands with a hook. Kirby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sexyama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kirby thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vincenzo Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Sexyama.
Sexyama looks to land a combination but Kirby avoids it well.
Sexyama looks to land a right hand but Kirby moved out of range.
Sexyama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirby.
Sexyama takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kirby lands a head kick!
Sexyama misses with a two punch combination.
Kirby throws a big counter combination but Sexyama scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Sexyama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kirby.
Kirby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexyama throws a hook but Kirby avoids it easily.
Sexyama misses with a hook
and Kirby makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sexyama throws a looping overhand right but Kirby ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshihiro Sexyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sexyama throws a right hand that Kirby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirby also avoids with ease.
Kirby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kirby.
Sexyama is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kirby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kirby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sexyama. That did some damage!
Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirby thows a body kick. Sexyama tries to catch it but that hurt him. #TD#
Kirby shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sexyama manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#T3#
Kirby trying to control but Sexyama is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Sexyama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kirby is aware though and is defending well.
Sexyama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kirby wants to control from the top but Sexyama keeps moving.
Kirby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Kirby content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Sexyama has locked up a guillotine! Sexyama's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Kirby is holding on here and Sexyama must be using up a lot of energy. Kirby has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Sexyama gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yoshihiro Sexyama!

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.

Event: Torcida 20 -Thompson Vs Stanky
Date: Apr 04, 2018

#R1#
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Jackson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson lands a head kick!
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kirby off the cage and back into range.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Kirby's front leg but catches the back leg as Kirby tries to avoid it.
Jackson scores with a kick to the body.
Jackson lands a nice looking body kick.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Kirby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kirby showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackson tries to roll over but Kirby keeps him under control.#T1#
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kirby.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Kirby has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kirby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kirby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Kirby misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kirby's guard. Nice move by Jackson!#REVB#
Kirby wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kirby holds on and takes a little breather.
Kirby wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Kirby trying to control the position here. #T3#
Kirby keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Kirby controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jackson passes into half guard.
Kirby is controlling Jackson's trapped leg to prevent Jackson from advancing to side control.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
Kirby landing a few short strikes. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kirby tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kirby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelvin Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirby at a distance.
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 fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a body kick.
Kirby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kirby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kirby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirby thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kirby. Kirby gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Kirby drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kirby working away.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kirby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Kirby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kirby lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Kirby is very close to passing his half guard.
Kirby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Kirby with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jackson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kirby.
Kirby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Kirby controlling him for the moment.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.
Kirby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kirby throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Kirby managing to control the position. #T2#
Kirby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kirby pulls Jackson in close to his closed guard and prevents Jackson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kirby looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirby, not yet. #T3#
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kirby throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kirby is defended easily by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Kirby moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.#TD#
Kirby closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kirby lands in his opponent's guard.#T4#
Kirby postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson looking to control.
Kirby landing with the ground and pound.
Jake Kirby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kirby stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kirby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Kirby dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Kirby walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Kirby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #TD#
Kirby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kirby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kirby in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kirby working the head with strikes.
Jackson is letting Kirby control him for a moment.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Kirby keeps moving and retains side control.
Kirby wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy. #T1#
Kirby lands an elbow.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Kirby lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kirby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kirby connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Kirby sits in half guard. #T2#
Kirby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kirby working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson trying to control here.
Jackson moves into full guard.
Kirby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kirby wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson trying to control the position. #T3#
Kirby postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Kirby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kirby is fighting to break Jackson's control of his arms but Jackson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kirby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kirby won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Kirby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kirby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kirby cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Kirby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kirby lands a couple of elbows.#T4#
Kirby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kirby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kirby landing with the ground and pound.
Kirby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Kirby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kirby slips nicely into half guard.
Kirby winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirby throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kirby thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Jackson is looking to control Kirby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Kirby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kirby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Kirby!

Event: IFC MW21 Island V Sainty
Date: Apr 04, 2018

#R1#
Thrower looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thrower throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kirby.
Kirby unleashes a big counter combination but Thrower bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kirby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thrower.
Thrower stuffs the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Thrower misses.
Thrower throws a series of punches but Kirby avoids them all with ease.
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.
Thrower connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kirby's hands.
A punch combination from Thrower misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kirby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrower throws a hook but Kirby blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thrower looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirby feints a counter leg kick.
Thrower misses with an uppercut.
Kirby misses with a body kick. #T1#
Thrower swinging wildly here.
Thrower lands with a nice body punch.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Thrower.
Kirby is looking for the big counter here.
Thrower throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Thrower clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Thrower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirby moves out of range of the body kick from Thrower.
Thrower is looking to clinch but Kirby is avoiding it.
No joy there for Thrower, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thrower takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thrower swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Thrower misses with a two punch combination.
Thrower fails to land with a series of punches. #T2#
Kirby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Thrower counters by clinching up.
Thrower scores with a shoulder strike.
Thrower keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Kirby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirby throws a low kick but Thrower moves out of range easily.
Thrower cracks the inside of Kirby's front leg.
Thrower throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirby.
Thrower throws a head kick but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby thinks about the counter body kick.
Thrower throws a series of punches but Kirby avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Kirby's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thrower misses with a low kick.
Thrower misses with a combination
and Kirby makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T3#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirby.
Kirby is looking to chop away at Thrower's legs.
Thrower throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Thrower was not able to check.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirby.
Thrower looks for the body kick but Kirby saw that one coming.
Thrower misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kirby lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thrower tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thrower sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thrower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirby.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.
Kirby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thrower! #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thrower throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirby throws a front kick that sends Thrower stumbling back into the cage.
Bricks Thrower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrower misses with a double jab.
Thrower throws a right hand that misses
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Thrower was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirby. #TD2#
Kirby dives in and scores a takedown into Thrower's guard.
Kirby trying to control the position from guard on top but Thrower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirby is fighting to break Thrower's control of his arms but Thrower is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kirby wants to control from the top but Thrower keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bricks Thrower will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Thrower stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirby.
Thrower darts in trying to clinch
and Kirby counters with a flying knee that drops Thrower! Kirby dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincenzo Kirby!

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.

Event: IFC 43
Date: Mar 25, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Kirby closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kirby lands in his opponent's guard.
Kirby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kirby stands up over Lee Roth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kirby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ROC2#
Lee Roth is rocked!
Kirby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee Roth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kirby's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Lee Roth is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB#
Lee Roth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kirby defends well.
Kirby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kirby postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lee Roth covers up, he's hurt! Kirby keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kirby and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kirby can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximilian Kirby!

Event: NJMMA #49: Graves v Klos
Date: Mar 24, 2018

#R1#
Lo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kirby doesn't seem bothered though.
Kirby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lo connects with a body shot.
Lo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lo thuds a left hand into Kirby's body.
Lo stuns Kirby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Lo.#CUT2#
It looks like Micky Kirby has been cut.
Kirby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kirby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirby with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirby is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kirby doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Kirby fails with the takedown
enabling Lo to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#
Kirby is rocked!
Lo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lo lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Kirby - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Lo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackie Lo!
Jackie Lo gave a mention to Free Bands inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: IFC Mid Week 19
Date: Mar 21, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Kirby darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kirby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kirby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kirby is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
White regains full guard. Nicely done.
White working a defensive guard here.
Kirby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
White has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kirby should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, White has tightened it up now! Kirby should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris White !

Event: IFC New Blood V.2 Round 3
Date: Mar 04, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Kirby closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tuong tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Tuong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kirby putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kirby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tuong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tuong taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuong is squirming around, avoiding Kirby's attempts to control the action.
Tuong can't escape the position.
Kirby avoids the attempt from Tuong to control.
Tuong is trying to escape the mount.
Tuong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #T1#
Kirby landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kirby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tuong?
Kirby in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tuong is looking to get to half guard.
Kirby landing strikes from the mount and Tuong is in trouble!
Tuong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kirby is landing with some decent strikes but Tuong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#ROC2#
Tuong is rocked!
Kirby is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Tuong goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Kirby!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Micky Kirby!
Micky Kirby is the new heavyweight champion!

Event: IFC New Blood V.2 Round 3
Date: Mar 04, 2018

#R1##TD#
Kirby gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Jensen actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Kirby there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kirby working over Jensen with some ground and pound. Jensen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kirby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
Jensen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kirby pulls his head out easily.
Jensen trying to control here.
Kirby trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Jensen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T1#
Kirby lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #ROC#
Jensen is rocked!
Kirby is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Jensen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Kirby fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Jensen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Kirby! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximilian Kirby!

Event: IFC New Blood V.2 Round 3
Date: Mar 04, 2018

#R1#
Boulder stuffs the takedown.#TD2#
Boulder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kirby has his hands on Boulder's head, controlling the position.
Boulder wants to control from the top but Kirby keeps moving.
Boulder has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Main Event. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Boulder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kirby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boulder won't allow Kirby to sweep him here.
Kirby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boulder on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boulder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boulder advances position into side control!
Kirby is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Boulder working the head and body with strikes.
Boulder landing a few strikes.
Kirby takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#SUB2#
Boulder is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kirby knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boulder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Kirby's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Boulder's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boulder looks up at the clock and then as Kirby takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Boulder smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulder lands a decent elbow from side control. #T2#
You can see the frustration on Kirby's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Boulder swings around for an armbar but Kirby sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Boulder's guard.
Kirby throws a big right hand that misses.
Kirby is fighting to break Boulder's control of his arms but Boulder is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kirby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boulder looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kirby preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Boulder looking for a triangle here. Kirby is fighting it but it looks tight! Boulder pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kirby is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Boris Boulder!
A relieved looking Boris Boulder thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: IFC 40
Date: Mar 03, 2018

#R1#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #CL2#
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.#BC#
Kirby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Banks moves into the clinch.
Kirby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
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.#T4#
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!
#R2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #KD#
Kirby connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Banks to the floor! Kirby dives in looking for the finish!#ROC#
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?#T4#
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. #REF3#
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!
#R3#
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. #T1#
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. #KD#
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!#ES2#
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.#BC#
Kirby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Kirby pushes him off.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#CL2#
Banks has closed the distance and engaged Kirby in a clinch.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Kirby manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kirby. #T4#
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!

Event: IFC Mid Week 16
Date: Feb 21, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Kirby shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fortytwo's guard.
Fortytwo wants to stand up but Kirby is controlling him.
Kirby must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kirby wants to control from the top but Fortytwo keeps moving.
Fortytwo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kirby manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Kirby is trying to control the position but Fortytwo postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kirby wants to sweep but no luck.
Fortytwo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fortytwo wants to pass the guard but Kirby is keeping the position.
Fortytwo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T1#
Kirby wants to sweep here but Fortytwo controlling him for the moment.
Fortytwo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kirby wants to stand up but Fortytwo is controlling him.
Kirby throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Kirby scores with a takedown into Fortytwo's guard.
Kirby trying to control the position from guard on top but Fortytwo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fortytwo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T2#
Fortytwo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kirby.
Kirby trying to control but Fortytwo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kirby trying to control but Fortytwo is working from the bottom.
Fortytwo is looking to stand up but Kirby isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fortytwo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kirby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fortytwo's head.
Kirby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fortytwo's head.
Kirby working some strikes from top position.#ROC2#
Fortytwo is rocked!#T3#
Kirby cracks Fortytwo with a solid left hand.
Oh Fortytwo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fortytwo is looking to stand up but Kirby isn't so interested in that idea.
Kirby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kirby arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Fortytwo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Morris Kirby!
One Fortytwo was interviewed post fight and said 'Everyone picks on the big idiot, don't they?'.

Event: IFC MW14 Brawler vs Yonic
Date: Feb 07, 2018

#R1#
Kirby moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Luke misses with a body shot #TD#
and Kirby counters with a single leg into guard. Luke didn't expect that.
Kirby is looking to advance position but Luke has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB##SUB2#
Luke working for a submission but Kirby is keeping him at bay.
Kirby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kirby tries to get out of the position.
Kirby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Luke throws some wild stikes that Kirby manages to avoid easily.
Kirby is trying to escape the mount.
Luke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Luke is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kirby is surviving well by controlling Luke's body position as best he can. #SUB2#
Luke jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kirby is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kirby and Luke has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kirby is looking to regain half guard here but Luke keeps moving and retains side control. #T1#
Kirby wants to control but Luke postures up.#SUB2#
Luke is trying to get an arm triangle but Kirby is defending well. #SUB2#
Luke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kirby holding on.
Kirby is trying to control Luke's posture but Luke avoids it. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kirby throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
You can see the frustration on Kirby's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Luke working the head with strikes.
Luke is trying to ground and pound but Kirby uses the momentary lack of control by Luke to regain half guard.
Kirby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Luke on the ground.
Kirby landing small, sideways elbows.
Kirby is concentrating on defense, preventing Luke from advancing position.
Kirby wants to control but Luke is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Luke is looking for a kimura but Kirby is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Luke to get the leverage.
Kirby is controlling Luke's trapped leg to prevent Luke from advancing to side control.#T3##SUB2#
Luke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kirby keeping control of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kirby trying to control from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kirby staying out of range there.
A head kick by Luke misses #TD#
and Kirby counters with a shoot takedown. Luke fights it but they end up in guard.
Kirby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Kirby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kirby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luke's head.#T4#
Kirby is in close to Luke's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
Luke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kirby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luke looks winded!
Kirby slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Luke wants to sweep here but Kirby controlling him for the moment.
Kirby cracks Luke with a solid left hand.
Kirby connects with a couple of short punches.
Kirby is in close to Luke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kirby postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirby is in close to Luke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kirby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximilian Kirby dominated that round.
That's time! Kirby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Luke throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Kirby counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Luke!
Kirby cracks Luke with a big right hand but Luke just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go. #ROC#
Luke is rocked!
Luke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Luke is still in real trouble! Can Kirby finish him?
Kirby regains full guard. Nicely done.
Luke seems to have recovered his senses.
Kirby is pulling down on Luke's head to control his posture.
Kirby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB2#
Luke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kirby trying to control the position here. #T1#
Luke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kirby pulls Luke in to control the position.
Kirby keeping full guard, as Luke tries to pass.
Kirby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luke.
Luke being controlled here momentarily.
Luke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kirby throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Maximilian Kirby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luke being controlled here momentarily. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kirby 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Luke is fighting to break Kirby's control of his arms but Kirby is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Luke thows a left - swing and a miss! #TD#
Kirby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Luke trying to control the position.
Kirby stopping the sweep attempt from Luke.
Luke working a defensive guard but Kirby passes into half guard.
Kirby slips a nice elbow through Luke's hands, connecting with Luke's forehead.
Kirby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T3#
Luke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Luke is looking for a sweep. Kirby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kirby working the head and body with strikes.
Kirby trying to control the action but Luke is working from the bottom.
Kirby landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kirby is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kirby lands a big elbow - Luke is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kirby!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximilian Kirby!

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