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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Paulo Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao Paulo Filho will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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132 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joao Paulo Filho!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Filho. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Filho tried to score with a low kick but Kim checks it.
Kim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Filho doesn't seem bothered though.
Filho misses with a straight left.
Filho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Filho off balance momentarily.
Filho tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Kim.
Filho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kim has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim checks a leg kick.
Filho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Filho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Filho. That's going to slow Kim down.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Filho misses.
Filho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Filho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Filho.
Filho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim lands a really nice looking cross but Filho seems unphased.
Filho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Filho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Filho throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Filho's sensitive parts.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filho moves away.
Filho has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Filho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Filho takes a step back to recover.
Filho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Filho misses with an uppercut
and Kim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Filho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filho sizes up Kim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Kim blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Filho.
Kim tries to keep at a distance but Filho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Filho can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim works on Filho's body with a couple of short punches.
Filho stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Filho prevents a body shot from Kim.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filho just leaning against Kim, taking a breather.
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filho.
A head punch on the inside from Filho fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Filho.
Kim tries a body shot but Filho blocks it.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Filho fails to land.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Filho lands with a short shot to the head.
Filho misses with a punch to the body.
Kim tries to work over Filho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Filho is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Filho has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Filho.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Filho controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Filho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filho is working Kim over against the cage.
Filho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Filho has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Filho lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Kim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filho.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Filho lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim tries a body shot but Filho blocks it.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Paulo Filho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!
Filho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
Kim drops his hands momentarily and Filho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Filho on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Filho scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Filho. That did some damage!
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Filho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Filho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Filho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Joao Paulo Filho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filho wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Filho moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Filho checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
Filho connects with a solid leg kick.
Filho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Filho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Filho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kim has time to react.
Filho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Filho throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Filho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Filho throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Kim lands with a good body shot.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Kim tries to clinch but Filho is having none of it.
Filho ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim misses with a looping left.
Filho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Filho sees coming a mile off.
Filho feints and then cracks Kim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kim down.
Filho checks a low kick from Kim.
Filho doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Filho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Filho's corner calls for a 1-2. Filho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Filho is out of range.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kim avoids the head kick by Filho.
Kim moves out of range as Filho throws a body kick.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Filho misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws the left hand but Filho avoids the punch easily.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kim misses with a leg kick
and Filho counters with a good, hard body kick but Kim shrugs it off.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Filho is just out of range.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Filho.
Filho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Filho throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim ducks right into an uppercut from Filho.
Kim slips under a jab.
Filho throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Filho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Filho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Filho wants to clinch.
Kim defending well as Filho loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho throws a leg kick that misses.
Filho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Filho throws a big shot that misses.
Filho connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Filho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim tries a low kick but Filho avoids it.
Filho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim throws a hook but Filho blocks it.
A lazy left from Filho finds it's target.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Filho avoids it.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
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 Jong Un Kim will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Filho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Filho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Filho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Filho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Filho tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Filho tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Filho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Filho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Filho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the cage.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Filho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Filho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Filho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Filho blocks a body shot from Kim.
Filho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Filho throws a head punch that misses.
Filho scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but Filho has the dominant position.
Filho scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim is rocked!
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Filho backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Filho.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kim seems to have got his legs back now.
Filho is trying to stall.
Filho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kim pushes Filho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Filho throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Filho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Filho blocking some punches.
Kim tries to work over Filho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kim wants to stall.
Filho misses with the head strike.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Filho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kim misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Filho.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filho's elbow.
Kim pulls guard.
Kim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Filho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim is trying to control the position but Filho postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho controlling from the top position.
Filho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joao Paulo Filho wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Filho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim throws a hook but Filho avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Filho checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim misses with a low kick as Filho jumps back.
Kim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Filho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Filho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kim's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Paulo Filho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Filho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Paulo Filho!
In his post fight interview, Joao Paulo Filho started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Jong Un Kim stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats, Kid. I'm heading back to the gym to wax on and wax off, and I'll be back to get this belt.'.
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energy
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