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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pink Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakuna Matata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hakuna Matata enters the cage!
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166 cm
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191 lbs
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188 cm
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195 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pink Kirby! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hakuna Matata! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Matata looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Matata is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Matata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Kirby appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Matata keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matata wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Kirby drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kirby working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Matata wants to get back to his feet but Kirby drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kirby tries for a kimura but Matata is defending well. Kirby thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Kirby is trying to get an arm triangle but Matata is defending well. Matata tries to escape but Kirby is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Matata's face as Kirby controls the position. Kirby is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Matata is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Kirby working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Kirby thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Kirby tries for a kimura but Matata is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kirby tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kirby has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Kirby goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Matata rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kirby's guard! Nice work there by Matata! Matata wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kirby's closed guard. He's half up but Kirby has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kirby pivots and extends the arm, Matata falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kirby! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pink Kirby! Pink Kirby thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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