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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Kirk (ranked 23453 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Anders (ranked 3346 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Anders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Anders!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Anders.
Anders shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kirk is rocked!
Anders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oh Kirk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirk trying to control but Anders postures up.
Anders lands with a punch from half guard.
Kirk tries to roll over but Anders keeps him under control.
Kirk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anders.
Anders lands with a punch from half guard.
Anders works his way into side control.
Anders looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kirk's legs.
Anders tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kirk prevents Anders from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Anders off and has taken his back!
Anders trying to control the position but Kirk manages to sink in the hooks.
Anders staying busy and making it hard for Kirk to control.
You can see the frustration on Anders's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kirk throwing sloppy strikes.
Kirk not allowing Anders to control his hands.
Kirk throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Anders is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kirk is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders looks winded!
Anders tries to break free.
Anders looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kirk.
Kirk is really struggling to control Anders but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kirk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders trying to get back to his feet but Kirk is in full control for now.
Anders is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kirk gets his way!
Kirk keeps control of the position as Anders tries to break free.
Anders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kirk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kirk is looking for the choke from the back position but Anders is controlling his hands well.
Kirk missing with strikes.
Kirk looking to break Anders's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Anders remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kirk will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
I really don't envy Anders right now.
Kirk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anders wants to control his opponent's hands but Kirk gets his hands free.
Kirk looking for the RNC.
Kirk looking to break Anders's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Anders remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kirk will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Anders is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kirk avoiding Anders 's attempts to control his hands.
Kirk looking to break Anders's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Anders remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kirk will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Anders wants to get back to his feet.
Kirk has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Anders looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Anders defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kirk is hanging on to Anders's back as he tries to escape.
Kirk seems to have got his legs back now.
Anders trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Anders defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kirk's arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirk is looking to control Anders but Anders is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is trying to stick to Anders's back but Anders is turning into Kirk. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kirk's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Anders.
Kirk is trying to control the position but Anders postures up.
Anders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anders trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anders stopping the sweep attempt from Kirk.
Kirk keeping moving, preventing Anders from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anders defends it easily.
Anders wants to control from the top but Kirk keeps moving.
Kirk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Anders throws a strike but Kirk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Kirk from controlling successfully.
Kirk wants to get up but he can't break Anders's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kirk 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.
Kirk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anders has momentary wrist control but Kirk slips an elbow through the middle.
Kirk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kirk is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walter Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders closes the distance and pushes Kirk back into the cage.
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 Tommy Kirk will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kirk moves into the clinch successfully.
Anders is pressed up against the cage. Kirk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anders down to the mat. Anders avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walter Anders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirk 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.
A left lands for Anders.
Anders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anders wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kirk jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Anders lands a front kick.
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirk throws a big counter combination but Anders scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Anders goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk rushes Anders and presses him up against the cage.
Kirk has clasped his hands together around Anders's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Anders tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kirk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anders defending against the ground and pound.
Kirk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kirk looks up at the clock and then as Anders takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kirk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kirk landing a few strikes.
Anders manages to get back to half guard.
Kirk is trying for a kimura here. Anders looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kirk wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Kirk!
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RATING
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