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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jung Woo Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebner Estavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park comes to the cage accompanied by Psy - Gentleman M/V. Ebner Estavez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jung Woo Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebner Estavez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estavez fails with the takedown.
Estavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Park swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Park seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Park misses the target.
Estavez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Estavez lands a really nice looking cross but Park seems unphased.
Park throws a front kick that sends Estavez stumbling back into the cage.
Park avoids the head kick by Estavez.
Park is looking to counter the offense by Estavez and move into the clinch.
Park throws a nice looking combination but Estavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Estavez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Park.
Park throws a head kick that Estavez semi-blocks.
Estavez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid body kick from Park.
Ebner Estavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Estavez throws a series of punches but Park avoids them all with ease.
Estavez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Park counters with a body kick that stops Estavez in his tracks momentarily.
Estavez looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Park misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Park keeps the fight on the outside.
Estavez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jung Woo Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ebner Estavez.
A head kick misses from Park.
Estavez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park avoids a punch combination nicely.
Park throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Park pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Estavez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Park fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Estavez scores with a head kick. Park tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Estavez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Park closes the distance and clinches.
Park lands a hook to the side of the head.
Park misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Estavez.
Park scores with a hook to the body.
Park lands a nice elbow.
Park is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Estavez tries to throw a body punch but Park avoids it by throwing Estavez back against the cage.
Park pushes Estavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Park working Estavez over with knees to the body.
Park lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Estavez backwards.
Park slowing the pace effectively.
A hook to the body from Park.
Estavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Park is leaning against Estavez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Park landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Park lands with a light punch inside.
Park effectively controlling the action here.
Park taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Park for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Park dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Park slows down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Park.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jung Woo Park.
Estavez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Park counters with an outside leg kick.
Park scores with a push kick.
Park stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Park wants it to stay on the feet.
Estavez tries to clinch up but Park circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been told by Park's head coaches at Kombat MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Estavez throws a lazy right hand but Park sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Estavez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Park misses with a looping right.
Park lets loose with a powerful body kick. Estavez will feel that in the morning.
Park moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Park throws a shot to the body.
Park misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Park clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Park on the inside.
Estavez letting Park take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Park comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ebner Estavez has been cut.
Park slowing the pace effectively.
Estavez is trying to break the clinch but Park has him pressed against the cage.
Park pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Estavez misses.
Park misses with a looping right.
Park turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Estavez looks to land a combination but Park avoids it well.
Park clinches.
Estavez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Park.
Park lands an elbow inside.
Park slowing the pace effectively.
Park lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Park is pushing Estavez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Park effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jung Woo Park dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebner Estavez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Park has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Estavez finds it's way round the side to connect with Park's head.
Estavez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Park darts in and clinches Estavez up against the cage.
Park lands an elbow just above Estavez 's eye.
Park pressing his opponent against the cage.
Park just leaning against Estavez, taking a breather.
Park misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Estavez.
Estavez letting Park take a breather here.
Park is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Estavez can do to turn this around?
Park prevents Estavez from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park lands a knee to the head.
Park stops a takedown attempt from Estavez.
Estavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Park lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park is leaning against Estavez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Come on Park - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jung Woo Park has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Park breaks from the clinch.
Estavez is looking to clinch.
Estavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Park looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Park closes the distance and clinches.
Estavez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Estavez is breathing heavily.
Park makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Park.
Estavez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Estavez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Park putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Estavez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Park lands a left hand that snaps the head of Estavez backwards.
Come on Park - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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!
Knees to the body from Park.
Park lands an elbow inside.
Park lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Park looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Park slips a nice elbow through Estavez's hands, connecting with Estavez's forehead.
Park is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Park decides to stand up.
Park throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Park throws a nice head kick!
Park throws a half hearted mid kick.
Estavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Park swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Estavez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Park but Park pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Estavez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Estavez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ebner Estavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estavez tries to clinch but Park is having none of it.
Estavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Estavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Park swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jung Woo Park is winning the standup battle so far.
Park clinches up against the cage.
Park controlling the action here for a moment.
Park stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Park blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Park comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Park content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Park missing with knees to the body.
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!
Park lands a body punch in the clinch.
Park tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Estavez avoids it.
Park taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Park is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Estavez is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jung Woo Park dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ebner Estavez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Estavez darts in trying to clinch
and Park counters with a stiff right hand.
Estavez wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Estavez.
Estavez throws a series of punches but Park avoids them all with ease.
Park throws a quick counter kick to the body but Estavez avoids it.
Estavez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Park makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park rushes Estavez and presses him up against the cage.
Estavez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Estavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Park is looking for a takedown.
Estavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Estavez wants to get back to striking at distance but Park won't allow it.
Estavez tries to circle away but Park has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park lands a nice elbow.
Park controlling the action here for a moment.
Park working Estavez over with knees to the body.
Park lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Estavez is looking to get back to is feet but Park passes into side control.
Park controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Estavez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Estavez is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estavez tries to improve position but can't.
Park scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estavez is trying to control Park's posture but Park avoids it.
Park working the ground and pound.
The referee asks Park politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Park prefers to stall for the moment though.
Park cracks Estavez with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Park's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Park moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Park advances to full mount.
Estavez wants to control but Park is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estavez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Estavez is trying desperately to improve position.
Park tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jung Woo Park overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Estavez is in a horrible position here. Park smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ebner Estavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Park looking to control but Estavez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Estavez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jung Woo Park is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park content just to control the position here.
Estavez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Park controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Estavez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Park. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Jung Woo Park showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Park 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jung Woo Park!
A victorious Jung Woo Park thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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