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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kim Sung il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bum Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bum Love was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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158 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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176 cm
20
154 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Sung il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bum Love!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sung il lands with a kick to the temple. Love shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Bum Love has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Love falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sung il counters with a big head kick but Love shrugs it off.
Sung il throws a head kick that misses.
Love throws a leg kick
and Sung il counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Love takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick by Love misses
and Sung il counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sung il.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung il throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Love.
Sung il lands a head kick!
Love takes a kick to the side of the head.
Love is rocked!
Sung il closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Love did well to prevent Sung il getting side control.
Love is looking to control Sung il's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Love avoid being mounted?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Love desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung il works his way into side control.
Love tries to bench press Sung il off him but Sung il keeps the position.
Sung il tries for a kimura but Love is defending well.
Sung il working away.
Sung il is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Love knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sung il thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung il staying calm.
Sung il cracks Love with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sung il thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sung il working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love is looking for a sweep.
Love wants to control but Sung il postures up.
Sung il thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sung il tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sung il has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Sung il dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bum Love's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sung il fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sung il throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Love.
Sung il scores with a head kick. Love tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Love takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Love is still on wobbly legs! Can Sung il finish him?
That has opened up Bum Love's cut even more.
Sung il circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sung il counters with a nice kick to the body.
Love seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung il pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love darts in trying to clinch
and Sung il counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sung il wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Love looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sung il.
Sung il wants to pass the guard but Love is keeping the position.
Sung il working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Love controls Sung il momentarily but Sung il frees himself.
Sung il stands and throws Love's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sung il staying calm.
Sung il in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung il controlling the position from side mount.
Sung il wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Love, who protects the arm well.
Sung il is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Love's shoulder. That is not cool.
Love is trying to control Sung il's posture but Sung il avoids it.
Sung il wants to lay and pray for a moment but Love keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sung il is trying to get an arm triangle but Love is defending well.
Sung il tries for a kimura but Love is defending well.
Sung il wants to control for a moment but Love uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Sung il wants to free his trapped foot but Love is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Sung il dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bum Love's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sung il fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Love sprawls well initially but Sung il persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sung il throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Sung il is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sung il prevents Love from improving his position.
Love is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sung il with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung il is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Sung il seems content to control.
Love wants to control but Sung il is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sung il is trying to work for a kimura but Love is defending well.
Sung il looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Love is staying active underneath Sung il, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Love wants to control but Sung il is keeping busy.
Sung il wants to lay and pray for a moment but Love keeps working.
Sung il content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sung il goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kim Sung il is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Sung il lands but Love takes it in his stride.
Sung il darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Love has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sung il is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sung il kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Love takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sung il is controlling the pace.
Bum Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bum Love was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sung il throws a head kick that Love semi-blocks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Sung il showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sung il has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Sung il!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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