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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sero Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by CANON in D Korean Version (with gayageum) . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sero Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Foley!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley misses with a low kick as Kim jumps back.
Foley shoots in for a double leg but Kim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foley connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim tries to clinch up but Foley circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim tries to score with a low kick but Foley moves his leg out of the way.
Foley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Foley somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Foley or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Sero Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Foley.
Foley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Foley's head.
It looks like Mick Foley has been cut.
Foley scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Foley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim tests Foley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foley throws a chopping leg kick but Kim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kim leaves Foley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim stuffs the takedown attempt from Foley. Foley gets slowly back to his feet.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kim.
Foley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Foley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Kim misses.
Foley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kim's head backwards.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foley throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a nice low kick that buckles Foley's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A leg kick checked by Foley.
Kim takes a swing at Foley's ribcage but misses.
Kim throws a leg kick but Foley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foley avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Foley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kim thinking.
Foley checks a leg kick.
Foley blocks a head kick by Kim.
A jab lands there for Kim.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Foley misses its intended target.
Foley lands a nice looking body shot.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Foley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foley's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kim tries to clinch up but Foley circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim lands a jab to the nose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Foley down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Kim blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Foley.
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim rushes Foley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kim tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Foley avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Foley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sero Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Foley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Foley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kim!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee warns Kim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Foley thowing shots but they're missing.
Kim is squirming around, avoiding Foley's attempts to control the action.
Foley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kim is squirming around, avoiding Foley's attempts to control the action.
Kim bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foley wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Foley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Foley from controlling successfully.
Foley throws a big right hand that misses.
Kim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Foley's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kim being controlled here momentarily.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley pulls Kim in to control the position.
Kim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Foley trying to keep a closed guard but Kim is proving a slippery customer.
Kim 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mick Foley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Foley moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Foley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foley throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foley dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foley scores with a nice right hand.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Foley slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sero Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foley.
Kim pushes Foley up against the cage in a clinch.
Foley controlling the action here for a moment.
Foley avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Kim is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kim working aggressively here.
Foley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Foley controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim wants to take the fight to the mat but Foley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Foley.
Foley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim tries to work over Foley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foley blocks an uppercut.
Kim misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim avoiding damage as Foley throws knees to the body.
Foley has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim blocks a body shot from Foley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim is trying to pull guard but Foley has him pressed against the cage.
Foley gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foley is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mick Foley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mick Foley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Foley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Foley moves out of range as Kim strikes.
A low kick from Kim misses
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
Foley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kim walks into a jab.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim moves forwards but Foley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Foley shoots in for a double leg but Kim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Foley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Foley avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim feints and then cracks Foley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foley down.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Kim tries to clinch there but Foley circles away.
Foley scores with a nice right hand.
Foley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
A head kick from Kim lands but Foley takes it in his stride.
Foley wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim misses with a hook
and Foley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foley thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Foley.
Foley checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Foley misses the target.
Sero Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kim swings for the body but Foley moves out of range.
Kim misses with a lunging right hand
and Foley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foley looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Foley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kim's waist but Kim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Foley off to one side.
Foley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Foley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Foley.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Foley 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.
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Foley tried to score with a low kick but Kim checks it.
Kim has managed to clinch.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim prevents the takedown attempt.
Sero Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Foley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foley lands with a left to the head.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foley misses with some punches.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Foley gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim trying to control from the bottom.
Foley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kim is trying to control but Foley manages to pass to mount!
Kim regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mick Foley.
I think Foley 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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