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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Duk Koo (ranked 3267 p4p, 322 weight class) and Yi Ruogang (ranked 4886 p4p, 442 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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155 cm
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163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Duk Koo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yi Ruogang!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duk Koo misses with a hook. Ruogang ducked under it nicely.
Ruogang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duk Koo swinging wildly here.
Duk Koo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruogang manages to avoid it.
Duk Koo sets himself, and Ruogang steps forward looking for the clinch! Duk Koo avoids it this time.
Duk Koo's corner calls for a 1-2. Duk Koo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Yi Ruogang has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duk Koo looks for a takedown but Ruogang sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Duk Koo misses
and Ruogang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ruogang.
Ruogang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ruogang is working Duk Koo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Duk Koo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruogang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ruogang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruogang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Duk Koo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruogang on the ground.
Ruogang tries to free his leg and advance position but Duk Koo is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duk Koo controls Ruogang momentarily but Ruogang frees himself.
Duk Koo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ruogang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ruogang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like Ruogang might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Duk Koo misses.
Ruogang wants to counter with a clinch but Duk Koo pushes him away.
Duk Koo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ruogang is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruogang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duk Koo misses with a straight left.
Ruogang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruogang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duk Koo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruogang has time to react.
Duk Koo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruogang is just out of range.
Ruogang is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Duk Koo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duk Koo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruogang.
And Ruogang tries to counter it with a takedown but Duk Koo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruogang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duk Koo.
Duk Koo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruogang wants to counter the offense by Duk Koo and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Duk Koo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Duk Koo.
Duk Koo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Duk Koo has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duk Koo works Ruogang's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Duk Koo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yi Ruogang's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Duk Koo cracks Ruogang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ruogang tries to move into range but Duk Koo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duk Koo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kim Duk Koo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruogang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duk Koo.
Ruogang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Duk Koo thuds a left hand into Ruogang's body.
Duk Koo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duk Koo takes a swing at Ruogang's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Duk Koo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duk Koo dips to his left and cracks Ruogang with an uppercut!
Duk Koo misses with a hook to the body
and Ruogang counters with a shoot takedown. Duk Koo fights it but they end up in guard.
Duk Koo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruogang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duk Koo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruogang can do to turn this around?
Ruogang trying to control but Duk Koo is working from the bottom.
Duk Koo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruogang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruogang wants to pass the guard but Duk Koo is keeping the position.
Ruogang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duk Koo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruogang postures up and lands a big shot to Duk Koo's brow.
Ruogang wants to control from the top but Duk Koo keeps moving.
Ruogang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duk Koo keeping full guard, as Ruogang tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruogang ducks under a wild hook from Duk Koo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruogang ducks under a wild hook from Duk Koo.
Ruogang changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Duk Koo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Duk Koo.
A cross from Duk Koo lands.
Duk Koo throws a looping overhand right but Ruogang ducks down to avoid it.
Duk Koo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duk Koo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruogang was well out of range. Poor timing from Duk Koo.
Ruogang ducks under a wild hook from Duk Koo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duk Koo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruogang on the side of the head.
Duk Koo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruogang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duk Koo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duk Koo's corner calls for a 1-2. Duk Koo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duk Koo with a hook.
Duk Koo goes for a double leg but Ruogang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Ruogang continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Duk Koo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yi Ruogang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Duk Koo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruogang is just out of range.
Duk Koo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruogang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruogang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ruogang moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruogang is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Duk Koo lands with a right hand.
Duk Koo just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duk Koo misses with a double jab.
Ruogang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Duk Koo misses with a left hand
and Ruogang counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Duk Koo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruogang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duk Koo.
And Ruogang tries to counter it with a takedown but Duk Koo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Duk Koo throws a body punch but Ruogang moves out of range.
Duk Koo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruogang is fending him off so far but Duk Koo persists. Nope, Ruogang circles away and we're back to standing.
Duk Koo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruogang is just out of range.
Ruogang feints the counter takedown.
Duk Koo throws a series of punches but Ruogang avoids them all with ease.
Duk Koo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruogang circles away.
Duk Koo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruogang counters with a shoot takedown. Duk Koo fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruogang looking to pass the guard.
Duk Koo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruogang content to stall in guard here.
Duk Koo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ruogang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duk Koo is keeping the position for now.
Ruogang is looking to work some ground and pound but Duk Koo has wrist control.
Ruogang stays in close to Duk Koo's body and controls the position.
Ruogang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duk Koo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duk Koo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruogang counters with a nice double leg into side control. Duk Koo won't be happy with that.
Ruogang happy to just control the position for now.
Ruogang fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kim Duk Koo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruogang lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Duk Koo parries the strikes from Ruogang easily there. Ruogang is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Duk Koo to escape.
Duk Koo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruogang lands a big elbow.
Duk Koo is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruogang raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Duk Koo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruogang putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ruogang drops a big elbow. That's hurt Duk Koo! More shots from Ruogang and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yi Ruogang!
Yi Ruogang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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