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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kian Greer (ranked 3872 p4p, 3617 weight class) and Mario Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kian Greer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Greer circles away.
Greer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Greer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kirby sprawls well. Kirby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Greer gets slowly back to his feet.
Greer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kirby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Greer.
It looks like Mario Kirby has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greer lands a nice hook to Kirby's body. Kirby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Greer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kirby sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Greer somewhat.
Kirby raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Greer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kirby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kian Greer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greer shoots in for a takedown but Kirby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kirby.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Greer is defended easily by Kirby.
Kirby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Greer.
Kirby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Greer circles away.
Greer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greer wants it to stay on the feet.
Greer tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.
Greer stuffs the takedown attempt from Kirby. Kirby gets slowly back to his feet.
Greer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Greer moves in looking to clinch but Kirby pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greer tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirby misses with a wild body shot.
Greer looks for a takedown but Kirby sprawls well.
Greer slips a straight right by Kirby.
Kirby has Greer up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirby tries for a takedown but Greer manages to get underhooks.
Kirby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Greer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Greer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kirby to keep the fight standing.
Greer just leaning against Kirby, taking a breather.
Greer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kirby walks away with a smile on his face. Greer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greer wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greer wants to clinch.
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kirby shoots for a takedown but Greer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Greer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kirby lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kirby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kirby tries to counter by closing the distance.
Greer tries to clinch there but Kirby circles away.
Greer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kirby sprawls well. Kirby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Greer gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a body kick that misses.
Greer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kirby manages to circle out of the way.
Kirby has a takedown stuffed.
Greer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kirby clinches with his opponent.
Kirby gets control of Greer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kirby will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Greer postures up.
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.
Kirby wants to stand up but Greer is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Kirby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Kirby's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Greer enables Kirby to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Greer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Greer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kirby presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kirby jumps guard but Greer stands there with Kirby around his waist. Kirby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Kirby.
Kirby jumps guard but Greer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Greer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greer closes the distance and clinches up with Kirby, looking for a takedown. Greer pushes Kirby against the cage but Kirby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kirby stuffs the takedown.
Kirby lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kian Greer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Kirby misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kirby.
Kirby instigates a clinch.
Kirby is trying to drag Greer to the mat but Greer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kirby tries to circle away but Greer has him pinned against the cage.
Greer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kirby is trying to force a seperation but Greer has the dominant position.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Greer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Greer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kirby pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Greer digs a right hand underneath Kirby's ribcage. Kirby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kirby displaying some good clinch control by pressing Greer up against the cage.
Greer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kirby after a bit of a struggle.
Greer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Greer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kirby taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greer is trying to drag Kirby to the mat but Kirby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Greer tries to break the clinch but Kirby is controlling the position.
Greer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kirby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kirby is trying to pull guard but Greer has him pressed against the cage.
Greer avoiding damage as Kirby throws knees to the body.
Kirby keeps control of Greer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Greer to keep the fight standing.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Greer has double underhooks.
Greer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greer shoots in looking for a takedown. Kirby tries to sprawl out of it but Greer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kirby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice sprawl there from Greer as Kirby shoots in.
Greer stuffs the takedown attempt from Kirby. Kirby gets slowly back to his feet.
Kian Greer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby shoots in for a double leg but Greer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kirby tries for a takedown but Greer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kirby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Greer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kirby is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Greer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kirby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greer doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirby circles away.
Greer tries to clinch but Kirby is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kian Greer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Kirby's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kirby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirby. Greer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby goes for a double leg but Greer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Greer continues to drive forward.
Greer avoids the head kick by Kirby.
Greer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kirby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kirby wants to land a leg kick but Greer is out of range.
Kirby moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kirby as the two fighters clinch.
Greer trying to control the position but instead, Kirby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greer into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greer is working for takedown but Kirby is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kirby wants to get back to striking at distance but Greer won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kirby walks away with a smile on his face. Greer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kian Greer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirby has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirby.
Greer is looking to break free of the clinch but Kirby has double underhooks.
Greer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kirby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mario Kirby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Greer closes the distance and clinches up with Kirby, looking for a takedown. Greer pushes Kirby against the cage but Kirby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greer moves into range and clinches up with Kirby.
Kirby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greer looking to throw knees to the head but Kirby is blocking nicely.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses.
Kirby is trying to drag Greer to the mat but Greer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kirby scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greer tries to pull guard but Kirby holds him up against the cage and eventually Greer drops back down to his feet.
Greer wants to stall.
Greer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Greer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kirby.
Kirby has a takedown stuffed.
Greer looks for a takedown but Kirby sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greer tries to keep at a distance but Kirby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kirby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Greer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kirby jumps guard but Greer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Greer can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Kirby looking for a takedown.
Greer jumps into guard, dragging Kirby to the mat.
Greer working a defensive guard here.
Greer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kirby's guard.
Greer postures up in Kirby's guard and throws a big left but Kirby blocks it.
Greer is looking to stand up but Kirby won't let him.
Kirby is looking for a triangle but Greer pushes his legs off easily.
Kirby has his hands on Greer's head, controlling the position.
Kirby is looking to stand up but Greer isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Kirby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kirby 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Kirby!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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