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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch Drunk (ranked 1629 p4p, 178 weight class) and Seol Ki Hyon (ranked 1060 p4p, 121 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Punch Drunk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Seol Ki Hyon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Hyon lands a jab to Drunk's midsection.
Drunk throws a sloppy body shot
and Ki Hyon counters with a stiff right hand.
Ki Hyon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drunk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ki Hyon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drunk blocks a head kick by Ki Hyon.
Drunk walks into a stiff left hand from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ki Hyon.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ki Hyon.
Drunk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Ki Hyon misses its intended target.
Ki Hyon throws a head kick that misses.
Drunk scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Hyon blocks a jab.
Drunk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ki Hyon.
Drunk misses with an uppercut. Ki Hyon saw that one coming.
Ki Hyon moves away from the strike by Drunk.
Drunk connects with a looping right hand.
Ki Hyon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drunk manages to avoid it.
Drunk moves out of range of the body kick from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drunk.
Ki Hyon staying out of range there.
Punch Drunk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki Hyon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drunk.
Ki Hyon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ki Hyon keeps the fight on the outside.
Ki Hyon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ki Hyon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ki Hyon looks to score with a jab to the body but Drunk is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Drunk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drunk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ki Hyon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ki Hyon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ki Hyon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Ki Hyon throws a sloppy head kick and Drunk moves out of range easily.
Drunk throws out a loose jab but Ki Hyon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Ki Hyon misses.
Drunk swings widly with a right hand
and Ki Hyon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Ki Hyon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drunk doesn't seem phased though.
Drunk closes the distance and clinches.
Drunk has a couple of punches blocked by Ki Hyon.
Drunk tries to work over Ki Hyon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drunk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drunk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ki Hyon's elbow.
Drunk working aggressively here.
Drunk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drunk swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Hyon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ki Hyon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drunk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ki Hyon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drunk swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Hyon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drunk tries to throw a body punch but Ki Hyon avoids it by throwing Drunk back against the cage.
Ki Hyon misses with a knee strike.
Ki Hyon breaks the clinch.
Drunk slips a jab from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon avoids the body shot from Drunk.
Drunk cracks Ki Hyon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drunk throws a big shot that misses.
Drunk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ki Hyon.
Drunk loads up on a big right hand but Ki Hyon slips the punch.
Ki Hyon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ki Hyon misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon lunges at Drunk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drunk's hand.
Ki Hyon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drunk gets tackled into the cage by Ki Hyon. Ki Hyon maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ki Hyon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ki Hyon lands a left hand.
Ki Hyon tries to circle away but Drunk has him pinned against the cage.
Ki Hyon lands a left hand.
Drunk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drunk.
Drunk throws a head punch that misses.
Drunk tries a body shot but Ki Hyon blocks it.
A short right from Ki Hyon.
Drunk throws a punch but it's blocked by Ki Hyon.
Drunk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drunk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ki Hyon blocks an uppercut.
Ki Hyon working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seol Ki Hyon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ki Hyon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drunk lands with a right to the head.
Drunk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ki Hyon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drunk or not.
Drunk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drunk swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Hyon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drunk swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Hyon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drunk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ki Hyon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ki Hyon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Hyon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Drunk on the inside.
Ki Hyon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drunk tries to work over Ki Hyon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ki Hyon.
Drunk tries a body shot but Ki Hyon blocks it.
A short right from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon blocking some punches.
Ki Hyon breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ki Hyon circles away quickly and effectively.
Drunk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ki Hyon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ki Hyon clinches up with Drunk and pushes him back against the cage.
Ki Hyon lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Ki Hyon - that landed with a thud.
Ki Hyon lands with a right to the head.
Ki Hyon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drunk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drunk throws an overhand right that lands on Ki Hyon's shoulder, as Ki Hyon tries to avoid the shot.
Drunk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ki Hyon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ki Hyon lands a front kick.
Drunk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ki Hyon lands with a shot to the body.
Ki Hyon misses with a body kick.
Ki Hyon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drunk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drunk misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ki Hyon.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ki Hyon thows a body kick. Drunk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ki Hyon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drunk moves away.
Drunk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ki Hyon drives through and clinches with Drunk against the cage.
Ki Hyon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drunk lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drunk's hands.
Ki Hyon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ki Hyon counters with a body kick.
Drunk with a hook.
Drunk throws a big shot that misses.
Drunk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drunk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ki Hyon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon throws a body kick that misses.
Drunk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ki Hyon thuds his shin into the meat of Drunk's side.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ki Hyon. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Drunk loads up on a big right hand but Ki Hyon slips the punch.
Ki Hyon throws a good cross that connects.
Ki Hyon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drunk was well out of range. Poor timing from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Ki Hyon.
Drunk working aggressively here.
Drunk throws a head punch that misses.
Ki Hyon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Drunk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ki Hyon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drunk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ki Hyon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Ki Hyon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drunk throws a looping overhand right but Ki Hyon ducks down to avoid it.
Seol Ki Hyon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drunk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ki Hyon takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon tries to work over Drunk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Ki Hyon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ki Hyon.
A short left from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ki Hyon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seol Ki Hyon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ki Hyon walks into a left hand.
Drunk throws an overhand right that lands on Ki Hyon's shoulder, as Ki Hyon tries to avoid the shot.
Drunk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ki Hyon connects with a crisp jab.
Ki Hyon blocks a jab.
Ki Hyon lands a body shot.
Ki Hyon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drunk was well out of range. Poor timing from Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drunk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ki Hyon instigates a clinch.
Drunk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ki Hyon breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ki Hyon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drunk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Hyon connects with a body shot that sends Drunk's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drunk throws an off balance right hand
and Ki Hyon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ki Hyon gets a clinch.
Drunk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ki Hyon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ki Hyon manages to break the clinch.
Ki Hyon lands with a slapping head kick.
Drunk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ki Hyon clinches up against the cage.
Ki Hyon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ki Hyon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drunk misses with an uppercut.
Ki Hyon rushes Drunk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drunk.
Drunk managing to block the knees to the body from Ki Hyon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon manages to break the clinch.
Drunk throws a shot from downtown. Ki Hyon moves away and avoids it.
Ki Hyon throws a low kick but Drunk avoids it.
Ki Hyon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drunk. Drunk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drunk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drunk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drunk gets tackled into the cage by Ki Hyon. Ki Hyon maintains the clinch.
Drunk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ki Hyon backwards.
Ki Hyon tries to work over Drunk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Hyon.
Drunk misses with a punch on the inside.
Drunk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drunk misses with a body punch.
Ki Hyon digs a right hand underneath Drunk's ribcage. Drunk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ki Hyon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ki Hyon keeps the fight on the outside.
Ki Hyon takes the fight into the clinch.
Drunk misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Drunk.
Ki Hyon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ki Hyon ducks under a wild hook from Drunk.
Drunk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ki Hyon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drunk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ki Hyon under the eye.
Ki Hyon pushes Drunk away with a front kick.
Ki Hyon has closed the distance and engaged Drunk in a clinch.
Drunk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Drunk fails to land.
Drunk throws a punch but it's blocked by Ki Hyon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Hyon tries to work over Drunk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ki Hyon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drunk backwards.
Drunk misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ki Hyon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ki Hyon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drunk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Drunk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ki Hyon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drunk.
Ki Hyon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ki Hyon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drunk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ki Hyon digs a good hook to Drunk's body.
Ki Hyon connects with a body shot that sends Drunk's belly button to the back.
Drunk takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seol Ki Hyon really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ki Hyon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ki Hyon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drunk is looking to counter punch.
Ki Hyon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drunk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drunk darts in and clinches Ki Hyon up against the cage.
Ki Hyon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ki Hyon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drunk tries to clinch but Ki Hyon is having none of it.
Drunk throws a sloppy body shot
and Ki Hyon counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drunk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ki Hyon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drunk lands a jab.
Ki Hyon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drunk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ki Hyon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drunk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ki Hyon - the referee stops the clock and Drunk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ki Hyon. Drunk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ki Hyon!
Good shot there by Ki Hyon.
Ki Hyon connects with a body shot that sends Drunk's belly button to the back.
Ki Hyon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drunk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ki Hyon lands a head kick!
Ki Hyon lands a body shot.
Ki Hyon gets a clinch.
Ki Hyon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ki Hyon lands with a right to the head.
Ki Hyon with a knee to the head.
Drunk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ki Hyon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drunk backwards.
Ki Hyon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drunk needs to keep his hands up - Ki Hyon had a free shot at his head there.
Drunk is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
and Ki Hyon counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Drunk! He's just covering up as Ki Hyon starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seol Ki Hyon!
Seol Ki Hyon is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Seol Ki Hyon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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