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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brock Steve (ranked 5256 p4p, 379 weight class) and Kim Duk Koo (ranked 3409 p4p, 290 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Duk Koo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Duk Koo to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Duk Koo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steve shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duk Koo but Duk Koo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Duk Koo throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Steve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve wants to clinch but Duk Koo slips to the side
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duk Koo counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice takedown defense from Duk Koo. No joy for Steve on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steve.
Duk Koo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Steve moves into the clinch.
Duk Koo pushes Steve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duk Koo breaks the clinch.
Kim Duk Koo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duk Koo counters with a nice uppercut.
Duk Koo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duk Koo as he jumps to the side.
Steve attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Duk Koo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Duk Koo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve tries to clinch up.
Duk Koo throws a counter combo.
Steve closes the distance and clinches up with Duk Koo, looking for a takedown. Steve pushes Duk Koo against the cage but Duk Koo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duk Koo is looking for the big counter here.
Steve has his takedown stuffed
and Duk Koo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve looks to throw a body kick
and Duk Koo counters with a crisp one two that drops Steve! Duk Koo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steve to his feet! Steve is in big trouble!
Steve is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve moves to clinch but Duk Koo breaks away
and Duk Koo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steve! Duk Koo lets Steve back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Steve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duk Koo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duk Koo wants to counter with a clinch but Steve pushes him away.
Steve seems to have got his legs back now.
Steve shoots in looking for a takedown but Duk Koo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steve's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duk Koo throws a counter combo.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch but Duk Koo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve throws a sloppy head kick
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve with a poor takedown
and Duk Koo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve closes the distance looking to clinch
and Duk Koo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve fails with the takedown
and Duk Koo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duk Koo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Duk Koo stuffs the takedown attempt from Steve. Steve gets slowly back to his feet.
Steve misses with a double jab
and Duk Koo counters with a three punch combo that has Steve backing up. Steve nods at Duk Koo to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Duk Koo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steve has managed to clinch.
Duk Koo lands with a light punch inside.
Duk Koo breaks the clinch.
No luck for Steve with that takedown attempt.
Steve clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Duk Koo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duk Koo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Duk Koo sprawls well initially but Steve persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duk Koo can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duk Koo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Duk Koo holds on and takes a little breather.
Steve stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Steve fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Steve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt
and Duk Koo counters with a three punch combo that has Steve backing up. Steve nods at Duk Koo to acknowledge the strikes.
Duk Koo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a body kick.
Duk Koo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Steve shoots in for a double leg but Duk Koo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A countering left hand to the body from Duk Koo misses.
Steve throws a leg kick
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duk Koo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Steve has his takedown stuffed
and Duk Koo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Duk Koo.
Duk Koo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve has his takedown stuffed
and Duk Koo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Duk Koo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duk Koo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Duk Koo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brock Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duk Koo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve fails with the takedown
and Duk Koo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steve tries to clinch up.
Steve throws a sloppy head kick and Duk Koo moves out of range easily.
Duk Koo unleashes a big counter combination but Steve bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Duk Koo moves out of range of the strikes.
Duk Koo is looking for the big counter here.
Steve throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duk Koo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve is looking to clinch.
Steve fails with the takedown
and Duk Koo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
Steve tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duk Koo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Steve somewhat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve fails with the takedown
and Duk Koo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Duk Koo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Steve closes the distance but Duk Koo moves to the side
and Duk Koo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duk Koo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steve.
Duk Koo tries to counter with a clinch but Steve shakes him off and moves away.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt - Duk Koo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve shoots in looking for a takedown but Duk Koo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steve's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A countering left hand to the body from Duk Koo misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Steve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duk Koo keeps the fight on the outside.
Brock Steve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve closes the distance but Duk Koo moves to the side
and Duk Koo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws a leg kick
and Duk Koo counters with a crisp one two that drops Steve! Duk Koo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steve to his feet! Steve is in big trouble!
Oh Steve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duk Koo swats away the attempt to clinch by Steve.
A countering left hand to the body from Duk Koo misses.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch but Duk Koo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve seems to have got his legs back now.
Steve looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steve tries to clinch but Duk Koo is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Duk Koo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steve tries to clinch there but Duk Koo circles away.
Steve tries to clinch up but Duk Koo circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Duk Koo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Steve changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duk Koo tries to avoid it but Steve manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duk Koo to the ground. Duk Koo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duk Koo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve shoots in and drives through. Duk Koo sprawls well.
Steve fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duk Koo! But no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Duk Koo as Steve shoots in.
As Steve backs off Duk Koo throws a huge counter combo but Steve manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steve shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duk Koo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve tries to clinch but Duk Koo is having none of it.
Duk Koo is looking for the big counter here.
Duk Koo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steve.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duk Koo! But no joy.
Steve with a lazy takedown attempt
and Duk Koo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duk Koo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve tries for a takedown but Duk Koo circles away easily
and Duk Koo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duk Koo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steve will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duk Koo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steve.
Kim Duk Koo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steve shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duk Koo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
As Steve backs off Duk Koo throws a huge counter combo but Steve manages to avoid it all.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duk Koo counters with a series of strikes. Steve will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve moves to clinch but Duk Koo breaks away
and Duk Koo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve misses with a head kick.
Steve shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duk Koo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steve fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Duk Koo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duk Koo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Duk Koo!
In his post fight interview, Kim Duk Koo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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