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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hale Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. 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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222 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hale Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby moves out of range of the body kick from Erwin.
Erwin misses with a shot to the body
and Kirby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kirby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirby.
Erwin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kirby lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kirby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the body from Erwin misses
and Kirby counters with a nice body kick.
Erwin darts in and clinches Kirby up against the cage.
Kirby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kirby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Erwin's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Kirby fails to land.
Erwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Erwin on the inside.
Erwin throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby has a couple of punches blocked by Erwin.
Kirby lands a shoulder strike.
Kirby tries a body shot but Erwin blocks it.
Kirby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Erwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirby swings wildly with an uppercut but Erwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Kirby scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Erwin.
Erwin gets through Kirby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Erwin pushes Kirby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kirby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kirby tries a body shot but Erwin blocks it.
Erwin pushes Kirby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirby lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erwin.
Kirby throws an elbow but it misses.
Erwin blocks the elbow strike.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that Erwin shrugs off.
Kirby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Erwin prevents a body shot from Kirby.
Nice elbow from Kirby.
Erwin blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kirby obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erwin misses with a body punch.
Erwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Erwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Erwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Erwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirbys head.
Erwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Kirby misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that Erwin shrugs off.
Kirby lands with a right to the head.
Kirby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kirby blocking some punches.
Erwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Erwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Erwin's defenses.
Erwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Erwin - that landed with a thud.
Erwin pushes Kirby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kirby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Erwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erwin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kirby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erwin can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Erwin lands with a left to the head.
Erwin avoids the elbow strike from Kirby, against the cage.
Erwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Erwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Erwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kirby blocks a body shot from Erwin.
Erwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Erwin.
Erwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that Erwin shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirby throws an elbow but misses.
Erwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Erwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Erwin tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Erwin back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kirby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Erwin misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erwin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kirby blocking some punches.
Erwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Kirby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Erwin lands a nice uppercut.
Erwin lands a shoulder strike.
Kirby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Erwin's defenses.
Kirby working aggressively here.
Erwin scores with a hook to the body.
Erwin tries a body shot but Kirby blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Erwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Erwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erwin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Kirby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Erwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Erwin misses with a punch to the body.
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 Hale Erwin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Erwin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kirby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Erwin scrambles back to his feet.
Kirby slips under a jab from Erwin.
Erwin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kirby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kirby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erwin throws the left hand but Kirby avoids the punch easily.
Kirby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kirby is looking to clinch.
Erwin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Erwin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kirby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kirby. Kirby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Erwin lands a right hook to the body.
Kirby throws a jab but it's blocked by Erwin.
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erwin misses the shot to the body.
Erwin moves into the clinch successfully.
Kirby takes a shot to the head.
Erwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirbys head.
Kirby takes a shot to the head.
Erwin can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Erwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Erwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirby blocks a body shot from Erwin.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that Erwin shrugs off.
Kirby misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Erwin.
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Erwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erwin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Erwin.
Erwin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Erwin.
Kirby is breathing heavily.
Kirby pushes off an throws an elbow but Erwin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Erwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirby lands a nice elbow.
Kirby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses.
Erwin lands a body punch.
Erwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Erwin scores with a hook to the body.
Erwin lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Erwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kirby lands a body shot.
Erwin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Erwin lands a left hand.
Erwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Erwin.
Erwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Erwin.
Hale Erwin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Erwin lands a left hand.
Erwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirby is rocked!
Nice body punch from Erwin.
Erwin lands with a left to the head.
Kirby is still on wobbly legs! Can Erwin finish him?
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Erwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirby can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erwin.
Erwin working aggressively here.
Erwin has a couple of punches blocked by Kirby.
Erwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Erwin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kirby to his knees! Erwin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hale Erwin!
An out of breath Hale Erwin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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