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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gorge Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruise Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Mortal Kombat Theme. Gorge Kirk has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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151 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gorge Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruise Lee!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kirk.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kirk controlling the position from side mount.
Kirk tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kirk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee 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.
Kirk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Kirk.
Kirk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee wants to control but Kirk postures up.
Kirk sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kirk scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kirk is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lee will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kirk decides to stand back up. Kirk steps back and let's Lee get back to his feet.
Kirk clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Kirk won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kirk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kirk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Kirk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kirk scoring with some ground and pound.
Kirk landing with the ground and pound.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk connects with a couple of short punches.
Kirk wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is trying to control the position but Kirk postures up.
Kirk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kirk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kirk is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kirk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kirk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kirk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kirk clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorge Kirk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Kirk. Kirk maintains the clinch.
Kirk stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee jumps guard.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kirk chips away with some ground and pound.
Kirk pushing down on Lee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kirk looks to land a strike but Lee avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kirk passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kirk seems to be looking for submissions.
Kirk trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lee is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gorge Kirk!
A determined Gorge Kirk didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
In defeat, Bruise Lee stepped up to the mic, saying 'That's it. I'm done. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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