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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Worm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worm has chosen Der Kaptain as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Grey Worm!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Worm.
Worm lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast Cartel in the buildup to the fight.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Kim tries a low kick but Worm avoids it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Worm has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worm manages to avoid it.
Worm throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Worm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kim's hands.
The fighters circling - Worm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Worm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
A left lands for Worm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worm.
Worm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kim swings widly with a right hand
so Worm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Worm controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kim wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim working a defensive guard here.
Kim pulls Worm in close to his closed guard and prevents Worm from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim looking to control.
Worm trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worm throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Worm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Worm.
Worm sizes up Kim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worm manages to avoid it.
Kim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Worm if he has to take too many more of those.
Worm scores with a nice right hand.
Worm is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Worm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Worm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Worm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Worm's knee but Worm avoids it well.
Kim with a nice cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Worm. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim slips a straight right by Worm.
A decent looking cross lands there for Worm.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Worm avoids the body shot from Kim.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
Kim slips under a jab.
Worm blocks the body kick.
Worm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Worm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid body kick from Kim.
Nice shot lands for Worm.
Kim feints and then cracks Worm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Worm down.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worm swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Worm misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Worm.
Worm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kim pinned against the cage. Kim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Worm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Worm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim moves out of range as Worm strikes.
Worm blocks the body kick.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Worm is out of range.
Jong Un Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Worm throws out the jab.
Kim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Worm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Worm misses with an uppercut
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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 Jong Un Kim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Worm has Kim up against the cage in a clinch.
Worm is trying to stall.
Worm tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Worm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Worm backwards.
Worm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Worm.
Worm blocking some punches.
Kim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Worm backwards.
Worm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim is working Worm over against the cage.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Worm backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Worm has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
Kim working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with some punches.
Worm blocking some punches.
Worm blocking some punches.
Worm misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Worm on the inside.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Worm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Worm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Worm throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Worm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Jong Un Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Worm lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
Worm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worm throws a head punch that misses.
Worm jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kim walks away with a smile on his face. Worm gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worm throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Worm was not able to check.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Worm in his tracks.
Worm 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 is looking to wear down Worm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Worm walks into a jab.
Worm is rocked!
Kim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Worm on the side of the head.
Worm is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Kim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Worm swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jong Un Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Worm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kim jabs at Worm's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worm seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Worm does it's job there.
Worm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
A little jabbing left from Worm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Worm jabs Kim right on the nose. Kim blinks but takes it well.
Worm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Worm throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Worm throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
Worm misses with a looping left.
Kim lands a really nice looking cross but Worm seems unphased.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Worm can do to turn this around?
Worm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Worm looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Kim moves away from the strike by Worm.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Worm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Kim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Worm looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Worm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Worm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Worm misses with a wild body shot.
Kim feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Worm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim scores with a sloppy right hand. Worm should have avoided that one.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Worm.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worm blocks a low kick nicely.
Worm might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Worm scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Worm misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jong Un Kim dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kim lands with a good body shot.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Worm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Worm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Worm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Worm has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
Kim slowing the pace effectively.
Worm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Worm.
Worm is trying to maintain a safe position but Kim gets an underhook and turns Worm into the cage.
Worm prevents a body shot from Kim.
Worm working aggressively here.
Worm tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Worm swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Worm.
Worm lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim lands a body punch in the clinch.
Worm gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Worm.
Worm tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Worm controls the action.
Worm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Worm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Worm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worm scores with a punch to the head.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Grey Worm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jong Un Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Worm's calf.
Kim cracks Worm with an open hand slap.
Worm throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Worm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Worm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kim's hands.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Worm throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kim stuns Worm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Worm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Worm under the eye.
Kim staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Kim misses the target.
Kim slips under a jab from Worm.
Worm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Worm misses with a looping right.
Worm throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim lands an overhand right.
Worm misses with a hook
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Kim moves away from the strike by Worm.
A jab from Kim does it's job there.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Worm misses with an uppercut.
Worm with a lazy takedown attempt
and Worm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Worm needs to keep his hands up - Kim had a free shot at his head there.
Worm throws a right hand that misses
and Kim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Worm looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Worm misses the target.
Kim scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim feints and then cracks Worm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Worm down.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Kim.
Kim tests Worm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Worm throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Worm misses with a hook
and Kim makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Worm really felt that one!
Kim scores with a shot to the body.
Worm ducks right into an uppercut from Kim.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Worm throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Worm misses with a left hand
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worm misses with a left hand
and Kim counters with a body kick that stops Worm in his tracks momentarily.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Worm.
Kim is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jong Un Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kim, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jong Un Kim!
Jong Un Kim retains his bantamweight title!
Jong Un Kim decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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energy
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hype
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