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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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195 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Matrix!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Matrix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matrix misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Matrix is not content to let Kim control the position.
Matrix is looking for a sweep.
Kim is trying to get an arm triangle but Matrix is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Matrix's face as Kim controls the position.
Matrix is trying to control Kim's posture but Kim avoids it.
Matrix gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matrix is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kim's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim showing good submission defense here.
Kim covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Matrix trying to control.
Kim tries to escape the position.
Kim is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Matrix struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kim tries to escape but Matrix has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix punches Kim on the ear.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matrix trying to control.
Matrix misses with an elbow to the head.
Kim rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kim is looking to control Matrix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kim avoid being mounted?
Kim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Matrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matrix won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Matrix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matrix is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kim manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Matrix slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Matrix is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim works his way into side control.
Kim lands an elbow.
Matrix tries to bench press Kim off him but Kim keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrix is not content to let Kim control the position.
Matrix tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kim wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matrix is not content to let Kim control the position.
Matrix on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Matrix's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Matrix defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Matrix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matrix is trying to control Kim's posture but Kim avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Kim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matrix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Matrix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matrix has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kim stuffs the takedown attempt from Matrix. Matrix gets slowly back to his feet.
Matrix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matrix drops his hands momentarily and Kim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matrix thuds his right hand into Kim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kim wants to slow Matrix down by chopping away at his legs.
Kim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matrix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matrix.
Kim defending well as Matrix loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Matrix throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim lands a jab.
A slow jab from Matrix misses its intended target.
Matrix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim throws a push kick but Matrix slaps the foot to one side.
Matrix tries for a takedown but Kim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kim throws a low kick but Matrix avoids it.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Matrix throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a nice double leg into side control. Matrix won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matrix is looking to reverse the position.
Kim misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kim wants to control but Matrix is keeping him busy.
Matrix is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Kim lands a nice forearm strike.
Kim working the ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Kim are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Matrix is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrix on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Matrix is rocked!
Kim wants to control but Matrix is keeping him busy.
Matrix is still in real trouble! Can Kim finish him?
Matrix tries to improve position but can't.
Kim lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Matrix down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim lands a strong strike to the head of Matrix. That's dazed him! Kim looking to finish here. Matrix is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kim lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Kim!
Roberto Kim retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Roberto Kim made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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