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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Han Sung Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skreba Reijonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skreba Reijonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Han Sung Ji's chin.
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137 lbs
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142 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Very quick
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Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Han Sung Ji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sung Ji looks to land a right hand but Reijonen moved out of range.
Sung Ji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sung Ji is looking to clinch.
Reijonen jabs Sung Ji to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sung Ji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reijonen.
Reijonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Reijonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reijonen throws a series of punches but Sung Ji moves out of range.
Sung Ji gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sung Ji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reijonen is defending well for now.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Sung Ji avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the ropes.
Sung Ji misses with a knee to the head.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Sung Ji struggles to land a body shot inside as Reijonen controls his hands.
Sung Ji missing with knees to the body.
Reijonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sung Ji throws a hook to the side of Reijonen's head but Reijonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Han Sung Ji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Sung Ji.
Reijonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Reijonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen avoids the head kick by Sung Ji.
Reijonen misses with a looping left.
Reijonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reijonen misses with a body shot.
Reijonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Reijonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Reijonen blocks the body kick.
Sung Ji connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reijonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sung Ji misses with a straight right.
Sung Ji is looking to clinch.
Reijonen slips a straight right by Sung Ji.
Sung Ji closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Reijonen counter with a right hand.
Reijonen throws a big shot that misses.
Reijonen misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sung Ji misses its intended target.
Sung Ji slips a jab from Reijonen.
Sung Ji wants to clinch but Reijonen slips to the side
and Reijonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reijonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Reijonen misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Sung Ji, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reijonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reijonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sung Ji with a jab.
A big right from Sung Ji misses.
Sung Ji throws a sloppy head kick and Reijonen moves out of range easily.
Sung Ji misses with a hook. Reijonen ducked under it nicely.
Reijonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reijonen defending well as Sung Ji loads up on a big left hand.
Sung Ji throws a hook but Reijonen blocks it.
Sung Ji connects with a single shot there.
Sung Ji tries to clinch but Reijonen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Han Sung Ji will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reijonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sung Ji avoids a kick to the body.
Sung Ji scores with a jab to the head.
Sung Ji misses with a double jab
and Reijonen counters with a one-two to the body.
Sung Ji tries to close the distance and clinch but Reijonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reijonen misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Reijonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reijonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Sung Ji moves out of range of the body kick from Reijonen.
Sung Ji punishes Reijonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Reijonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Reijonen throws a lazy right hand but Sung Ji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reijonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sung Ji circles away quickly and effectively.
Reijonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sung Ji is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sung Ji fails with an attempt to clinch.
Han Sung Ji is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung Ji tries to clinch but Reijonen moves away
and Reijonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reijonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sung Ji.
Reijonen throws a hook to the side of Sung Ji's head but Sung Ji sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reijonen blocks a head kick by Sung Ji.
Danga de danga de dang - Reijonen scores with a four punch combination!
Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sung Ji.
Reijonen misses with an uppercut. Sung Ji saw that one coming.
Reijonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sung Ji manages to avoid it.
Sung Ji lands with an uppercut that bounces Reijonen off the ropes and back into range.
Reijonen swings widly with a right hand
and Sung Ji counters by moving into the clinch.
Sung Ji tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sung Ji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sung Ji misses with a knee to the head.
Sung Ji is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reijonen managing to block the knees to the body from Sung Ji.
Reijonen scores with a shot to the side of Sung Ji's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reijonen takes a shot to the head.
Reijonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sung Ji backwards.
Still in the clinch, Reijonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sung Ji's elbow.
Sung Ji tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Sung Ji back against the ropes.
Sung Ji landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reijonen avoiding damage as Sung Ji throws knees to the body.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
Reijonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reijonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sung Ji's elbow.
Reijonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sung Ji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sung Ji scores with a knee to the head.
Sung Ji looking to throw knees to the head but Reijonen is blocking nicely.
Reijonen tries a body shot but Sung Ji blocks it.
Sung Ji tries to land a knee to the head but Reijonen blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Han Sung Ji will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sung Ji's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sung Ji misses the shot to the body.
Skreba Reijonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Sung Ji.
Reijonen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reijonen counters with a straight right hand.
Sung Ji fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sung Ji scores with a hook to the body. Reijonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sung Ji tries to bum rush Reijonen with a series of wild strikes but Reijonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reijonen tries to bum rush Sung Ji with a series of wild strikes but Sung Ji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sung Ji scores with a push kick.
A clash of legs there as Reijonen blocks the low kick.
Reijonen missing with a left hand there. Sung Ji was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reijonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reijonen misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A telegraphed right hand from Sung Ji misses the target.
Sung Ji lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reijonen misses with an uppercut.
Sung Ji throws a right hand that Reijonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Reijonen also avoids with ease.
Reijonen throws a hook to the side of Sung Ji's head but Sung Ji sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reijonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sung Ji at a distance.
Reijonen throws a right and a left that Sung Ji avoids nicely.
Reijonen misses with a wild combination.
Sung Ji tries to clinch but Reijonen is having none of it.
Sung Ji is looking to chop away at Reijonen's legs.
A big right from Sung Ji misses.
Reijonen drops his hands momentarily and Sung Ji takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sung Ji tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Reijonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sung Ji digs a good body shot into Reijonen's ribs.
Sung Ji throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reijonen.
Sung Ji tries to clinch up
and Reijonen counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Sung Ji to the mat! Reijonen runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Sung Ji is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Sung Ji is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sung Ji loads up on a big right hand but Reijonen slips the punch.
Reijonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reijonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sung Ji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reijonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sung Ji lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice uppercut lands for Sung Ji. That snapped Reijonen's head back.
Reijonen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reijonen tried to score with a low kick but Sung Ji checks it.
Reijonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sung Ji.
Sung Ji lands with a nice body punch.
Sung Ji doesn't manage to clinch there - Reijonen circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skreba Reijonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sung Ji has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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