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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yasol Kim (ranked 7064 p4p, 409 weight class) and Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 3344 p4p, 306 weight class). Banchamek has chosen Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yasol Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buakaw Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banchamek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banchamek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Banchamek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banchamek moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Kim throws the left hand but Banchamek avoids the punch easily.
Kim gets tackled into the ropes by Banchamek. Banchamek maintains the clinch.
Banchamek misses with a body punch.
Kim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Banchamek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Yasol Kim has been cut.
A short left from Kim.
Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banchamek takes the fight into the clinch.
Banchamek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim dodges an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Banchamek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Banchamek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kim.
Kim avoiding damage as Banchamek throws knees to the body.
Banchamek misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim blocks the elbow strike.
Banchamek throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Banchamek.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Banchamek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kim's brow.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim trying to stall but Banchamek improves his position.
Banchamek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banchamek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kim.
Banchamek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banchamek tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Banchamek avoids it by throwing Kim back against the ropes.
Kim avoids the elbow strike from Banchamek, against the ropes.
We've been informed that Banchamek has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kim working hard to break the clinch.
Kim blocks an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Kim is trying to stall.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Banchamek.
Banchamek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Banchamek avoids it by throwing Kim back against the ropes.
Kim controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Banchamek back against the ropes.
Banchamek misses with a body punch.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Banchamek.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
Banchamek lands a shoulder strike.
Kim dodges an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Kim blocks an elbow strike from Banchamek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Banchamek lands a body shot.
Banchamek misses with a punch to the body.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but Banchamek has the dominant position.
Kim breaks from the clinch.
Banchamek wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Kim dips to his left and cracks Banchamek with an uppercut!
Kim gets tackled into the ropes by Banchamek. Banchamek maintains the clinch.
Banchamek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim cracks Banchamek with a nice body shot.
Banchamek throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Banchamek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to control Banchamek's arms but Banchamek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kim has his back to the ropes.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Kim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Banchamek - that landed with a thud.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Banchamek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kim is trying to maintain a safe position but Banchamek gets an underhook and turns Kim into the ropes.
Banchamek misses with an elbow over the top.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banchamek was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Banchamek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Banchamek wants to clinch.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim lands with an uppercut that bounces Banchamek off the ropes and back into range.
Banchamek has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banchamek misses with an elbow strike.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Banchamek pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Banchamek misses with a body punch.
Kim dodges an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Banchamek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banchamek blocking some punches.
Banchamek lands with a right to the head.
Kim misses with some punches.
Banchamek tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Banchamek back against the ropes.
Kim dodges an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Kim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banchamek has him pressed against the ropes.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banchamek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banchamek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kim throws a push kick but Banchamek slaps the foot to one side.
Banchamek wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buakaw Banchamek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Banchamek tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Banchamek instigates a clinch.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Banchamek lands a nice knee to the body.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Banchamek prevents a body shot from Kim.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banchamek as Kim tries to tie him up.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow.
Kim taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yasol Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim throws a good cross that connects.
Kim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Banchamek moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banchamek tries to clinch up.
Banchamek clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banchamek ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Banchamek tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Banchamek wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Banchamek tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Banchamek doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim throws a series of punches but Banchamek moves out of range.
Banchamek tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Banchamek is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Kim with a jab.
Banchamek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banchamek tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Banchamek clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the ropes.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banchamek is keeping busy.
Banchamek misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banchamek misses with an elbow strike.
Kim breaks the clinch.
Buakaw Banchamek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banchamek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banchamek tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banchamek moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Banchamek moves out of range easily.
Banchamek raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Banchamek.
Kim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Banchamek sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Banchamek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banchamek tries to clinch up.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banchamek.
Banchamek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banchamek tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim thows a body kick. Banchamek tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banchamek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banchamek manages to avoid it.
Kim tries to keep at a distance but Banchamek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kim blocks an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Banchamek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Banchamek pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Banchamek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim tries to stall but Banchamek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Kim can't break the clinch.
Banchamek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Banchamek is looking to clinch.
Kim quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Banchamek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banchamek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim scores with a jab to the head.
Banchamek wants to clinch.
Kim tries to bum rush Banchamek with a series of wild strikes but Banchamek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buakaw Banchamek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banchamek takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Kim.
Banchamek has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Banchamek misses with a punch to the body.
Kim tries to break the clinch but Banchamek is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim tries to break the clinch but Banchamek is controlling the position.
Banchamek misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banchamek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banchamek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Banchamek throws an elbow that misses.
Banchamek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kim's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Banchamek landing knees to the body.
Banchamek is working Kim over against the ropes.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banchamek lands an elbow that stopped Kim in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek is working Kim over against the ropes.
Banchamek lands a left hand.
Banchamek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kim blocks it with crossed arms.
Kim taking a breather.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Banchamek has him pressed against the ropes.
Banchamek can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
A short uppercut from Banchamek.
Banchamek blocks a body shot from Kim.
A short uppercut from Banchamek.
Kim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banchamek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Banchamek keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.
Banchamek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kim blocks it with crossed arms.
Banchamek misses with a knee strike.
Kim is trying to break free.
Banchamek blocks an uppercut.
Kim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kim breaks from the clinch.
Banchamek moves into range and clinches up with Kim.
Banchamek tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Banchamek back against the ropes.
Kim avoids the elbow strike from Banchamek, against the ropes.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Banchamek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Banchamek trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Kim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim connects with a looping right hand.
Banchamek has Kim up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kim trying to stall but Banchamek improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Banchamek.
Kim working aggressively here.
Banchamek is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow.
Banchamek throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim breaks from the clinch.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Banchamek is looking to clinch.
Kim throws a head kick but Banchamek moves out of range.
Banchamek tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banchamek closes the distance and clinches.
Kim taking a breather.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Banchamek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Banchamek.
Kim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Banchamek prevents a body shot from Kim.
Banchamek takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Banchamek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Kim avoiding damage as Banchamek throws knees to the body.
Buakaw Banchamek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kim blocks an elbow strike.
Kim avoids a wild elbow strike from Banchamek.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Banchamek throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
Banchamek is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Banchamek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banchamek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim throwing a counter right hand but Banchamek manages to avoid it.
Banchamek gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Banchamek.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Banchamek.
Banchamek scores with a knee to the head.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside.
Kim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banchamek wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Banchamek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banchamek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Buakaw Banchamek!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Buakaw Banchamek!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Buakaw Banchamek!
Buakaw Banchamek wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Buakaw Banchamek was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Yasol Kim had this to say: 'Perkele'.
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