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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Loredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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153 lbs
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147 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alvin Loredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong Hyuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice cross by Loredo.
A big right from Loredo misses.
Loredo's corner calls for a 1-2. Loredo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvin Loredo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loredo misses with a hook
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Loredo's knee momentarily.
Dong Hyuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loredo.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loredo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loredo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sweat in the buildup to the fight.
Loredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong Hyuk moves away.
Dong Hyuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loredo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Loredo throws a jab when Dong Hyuk was well out of range.
Loredo tries to score with a low kick but Dong Hyuk moves his leg out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loredo. That's going to slow Dong Hyuk down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loredo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk feints a jab promting Loredo to slip. Dong Hyuk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Loredo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Alvin Loredo has been cut.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Dong Hyuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Dong Hyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dong Hyuk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dong Hyuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong Hyuk moves away.
A left lands for Loredo.
Loredo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dong Hyuk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Loredo tries to work over Dong Hyuk's front leg with a kick but Dong Hyuk checks it.
Dong Hyuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loredo's calf.
Dong Hyuk wants to clinch up but Loredo keeps it at a distance.
Dong Hyuk defending well as Loredo loads up on a big left hand.
Loredo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice hook to Loredo's body. Loredo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dong Hyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong Hyuk throws a series of punches but Loredo avoids them all with ease.
Loredo staying out of range there.
Loredo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Loredo misses.
Dong Hyuk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loredo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Loredo scores with a sloppy right hand. Dong Hyuk should have avoided that one.
Loredo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Loredo defending well as Dong Hyuk loads up on a big left hand.
Dong Hyuk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dong Hyuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dong Hyuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Dong Hyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loredo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dong Hyuk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Loredo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Dong Hyuk.
Loredo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loredo takes one to the side of the head.
Loredo misses with a straight right.
Dong Hyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loredo.
Good leg kick by Dong Hyuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loredo throws a big shot that misses.
Dong Hyuk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk slips a straight right by Loredo.
Dong Hyuk lands with an overhand left.
Dong Hyuk throws a shot from downtown. Loredo moves away and avoids it.
Loredo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range of the body kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a body kick that misses.
Loredo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Loredo motions for Dong Hyuk to come forward. Loredo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loredo with a nice cross.
Loredo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong Hyuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loredo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dong Hyuk, as that shot connected.
Dong Hyuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Loredo is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loredo avoids a kick to the body.
Loredo is looking to counter punch.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Loredo takes a step back to recover.
Loredo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong Hyuk throws a lazy body kick
and Loredo counters with a nice body shot.
Dong Hyuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loredo misses with a hook. Dong Hyuk ducked under it nicely.
Loredo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Hyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Loredo.
Loredo misses with a hook. Dong Hyuk ducked under it nicely.
Loredo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dong Hyuk has time to react.
Loredo lands a slapping body shot.
Loredo wants to land a leg kick but Dong Hyuk is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loredo digs a good body shot into Dong Hyuk's ribs.
Loredo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dong Hyuk throws a shot to the body.
Dong Hyuk lands with a slapping head kick.
Loredo misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shin Dong Hyuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alvin Loredo'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.
Dong Hyuk takes one to the side of the head.
Loredo tries to score with a low kick but Dong Hyuk moves his leg out of the way.
Dong Hyuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice head kick!
Dong Hyuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loredo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dong Hyuk lands with a nice body punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dong Hyuk.
Loredo throws a body punch but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Loredo misses with a low kick as Dong Hyuk jumps back.
Loredo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong Hyuk is just out of range.
Loredo loads up on a big right hand but Dong Hyuk slips the punch.
Dong Hyuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Dong Hyuk.
Nice defenses there by Dong Hyuk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong Hyuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dong Hyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Loredo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dong Hyuk - the referee stops the clock and Loredo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dong Hyuk. Loredo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dong Hyuk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Loredo rather than just go for the knockout.
Dong Hyuk connects with a leg kick. Loredo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Loredo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dong Hyuk doesn't seem phased though.
Loredo throws a jab when Dong Hyuk was well out of range.
Dong Hyuk moves away from the strike by Loredo.
Loredo misses with an uppercut.
Dong Hyuk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dong Hyuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dong Hyuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dong Hyuk slips under a jab from Loredo.
Dong Hyuk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Loredo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Loredo misses with an uppercut
and Dong Hyuk counters with an outside leg kick.
Loredo clobbers Dong Hyuk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dong Hyuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Loredo tenderised Dong Hyuk's leg. Dong Hyuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong Hyuk moves away.
Loredo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Loredo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Loredo duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Loredo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Hyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Loredo.
And Dong Hyuk responds with a good body kick, but Loredo manages to step out the way in time.
Loredo blocks the body kick.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Loredo misses with a two punch combination.
Dong Hyuk thows a body kick. Loredo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shin Dong Hyuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dong Hyuk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Loredo under the eye.
Dong Hyuk needs to keep his hands up - Loredo had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Dong Hyuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loredo needs to keep his hands up - Dong Hyuk had a free shot at his head there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loredo.
Loredo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dong Hyuk checks it well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Dong Hyuk finds it's way through Loredo's defenses.
Loredo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid it.
Loredo misses with an uppercut. Dong Hyuk saw that one coming.
Dong Hyuk fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Loredo to the ground. Dong Hyuk is now in Loredo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loredo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dong Hyuk's guard.
Loredo wants to stand but Dong Hyuk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dong Hyuk managing to control the position.
Loredo's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Dong Hyuk wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loredo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dong Hyuk has his foot on Loredo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Loredo works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dong Hyuk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Loredo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong Hyuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dong Hyuk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dong Hyuk is trying to control the action in half guard but Loredo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Loredo is defending against the submission attempts here by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Dong Hyuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alvin Loredo'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dong Hyuk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dong Hyuk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loredo at a distance.
Dong Hyuk feints and then cracks Loredo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loredo down.
Dong Hyuk lands a glancing blow to the side of Loredo's head.
Loredo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Loredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong Hyuk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Loredo if he has to take too many more of those.
Loredo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dong Hyuk's calf.
Loredo throws the left hand but Dong Hyuk avoids the punch easily.
Dong Hyuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loredo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dong Hyuk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dong Hyuk tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loredo misses with a double jab.
Dong Hyuk feints and then cracks Loredo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loredo down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dong Hyuk. That's going to slow Loredo down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk has closed the distance and engaged Loredo in a clinch.
Dong Hyuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loredo misses the shot to the body.
Loredo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dong Hyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loredo moves away.
Dong Hyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Dong Hyuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loredo.
Loredo misses with a straight left.
Loredo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Loredo looks to land a combination but Dong Hyuk avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Dong Hyuk misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dong Hyuk jabs Loredo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dong Hyuk lands a high kick!
Dong Hyuk throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong Hyuk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dong Hyuk throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Loredo stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Dong Hyuk follows into mount!
Loredo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Loredo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loredo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Loredo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dong Hyuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dong Hyuk wants to pass the guard but Loredo is defending well.
Loredo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dong Hyuk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Loredo is looking to get back to full guard here but Dong Hyuk has managed to pass to side control instead.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loredo regains half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Loredo misses with a double jab.
Loredo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dong Hyuk. That one must have hurt.
Loredo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dong Hyuk can pounce on him.
Dong Hyuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loredo scores with a hook to the body. Dong Hyuk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dong Hyuk cracks Loredo with an uppercut from hell and Loredo crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Dong Hyuk's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong Hyuk advances position into side control!
Loredo is not content to let Dong Hyuk control the position.
Loredo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dong Hyuk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shin Dong Hyuk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk trying to control the position but Loredo is working away.
Dong Hyuk prevents Loredo from escaping the position.
Dong Hyuk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Loredo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Loredo is trying to improve his position.
Loredo holds on to Dong Hyuk's head and controls the position momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Dong Hyuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dong Hyuk 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shin Dong Hyuk!
A very excited looking Shin Dong Hyuk rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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