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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Young's choice of entrance music: Nelly - Grillz. 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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265 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Young!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Young dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kim throws a left that rocks Young and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kim dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Young regain composure!
It looks like Luke Young has been cut.
Young is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Young tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young prevents Kim from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim working hard to break the clinch.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Young keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kim breaks the clinch.
Young wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Kim lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Young backs up against the cage.
Young wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Kim throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Young moves into range and clinches up with Kim.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
Kim can't break the clinch.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Kim dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kim's efforts to push away.
Young prevents Kim from breaking the clinch.
Kim wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Young.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Kim tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim is trying to break free.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Kim tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Young lands an uppercut.
Young keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Kim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Kim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kim.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
Young lands a left hand.
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim swinging wildly here.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim shoots in but no luck this time.
Young wants to clinch.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Kim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kim throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim misses with the combination.
Jung Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Kim throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Young is looking to clinch.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young gets a clinch.
Young stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Young stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jung Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Young's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kim throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Kim misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Young in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Young clinches with his opponent.
Young lands a shot to the body.
Young is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Kim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Young prevents Kim from breaking the clinch.
Young lands with a left to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young controlling the action here for a moment.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Young has Kim pressed against the cage, preventing Kim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kim working hard to break the clinch.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim is trying to break free.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Kim won't want to take too many of those.
Kim tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young has Kim pressed against the cage, preventing Kim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kim is trying to break free.
Kim working hard to break the clinch.
Kim wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Kim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kim as Young tries to tie him up.
Kim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kim wants to break free but Young has control.
Young misses with some punches.
Kim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young misses with some punches.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Kim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young prevents Kim from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Young to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim wants to break free but Young has control.
Kim tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kim tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Young lands with a left to the head.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kim manages to break the clinch.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim working hard to break the clinch.
Kim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Kim tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Kim working hard to break the clinch.
Young is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Young.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kim's efforts to push away.
Young pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
A frustrated look appears on Kim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kim tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Young into the cage.
Kim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
Young wants to stall.
Young lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Young's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kim misses with the combination.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Young tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Young wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim lands a two punch combo.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim misses with a hook.
Luke Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young wants to clinch.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kim.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Kim scores with a four punch combination!
Kim misses with a two punch combination.
Young tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Kim misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Young keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Kim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Young lands an uppercut.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kim's efforts to push away.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Kim tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Young lands a body punch.
Kim wants to break free but Young has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kim manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Kim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Young tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Young rushes Kim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kim working hard to break the clinch.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A frustrated look appears on Kim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young keeps control of Kim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kim wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Kim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim is trying to break free.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Young blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luke Young.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Young!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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