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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grorge Michelson (ranked 4589 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyung Yeon Kang (ranked 25192 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Grorge Michelson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Grorge Michelson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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157 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grorge Michelson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kyung Yeon Kang!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Michelson takes a swing at Kang's ribcage but misses.
Michelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michelson is fending him off so far but Kang persists. Nope, Michelson circles away and we're back to standing.
Michelson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Michelson gets tackled into the cage by Kang. Kang maintains the clinch.
Kang is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Michelson to keep the fight standing.
Kang drags the fight down to the ground.
Michelson wants to control from the top but Kang keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michelson wants to stand but Kang is controlling his posture from full guard.
Michelson wants to control from the top but Kang keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kang is continuing to stall.
Kang has a closed guard, preventing Michelson from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Michelson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michelson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michelson .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grorge Michelson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michelson throws a right and a left that Kang avoids nicely.
Michelson swings for the body but Kang moves out of range.
Kang moves into the clinch.
Kang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kang breaks from the clinch.
Michelson tries for a takedown but Kang circles away easily
and Kang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Michelson is pushing Kang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang is trying to pull guard but Michelson has him pressed against the cage.
Michelson tries for a takedown but Kang manages to get underhooks.
Michelson manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Michelson does no damage.
Michelson closes the distance and clinches up with Kang, looking for a takedown. Michelson pushes Kang against the cage but Kang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kang drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Michelson defends it well.
Michelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michelson is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kang.
Michelson feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kang but Kang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kang feints the counter takedown.
Kang swats away the attempt to clinch by Michelson .
Kang closes the distance and clinches up with Michelson , looking for a takedown. Kang pushes Michelson against the cage but Michelson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michelson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kang manages to circle out of the way.
Michelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kang was well out of range. Poor timing from Michelson .
Michelson tries for a takedown but Kang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Michelson .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kang shoots in for a takedown but Michelson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Michelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Kang. No joy for Michelson on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyung Yeon Kang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kang shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michelson .
Michelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kang keeps the fight on the outside.
Kang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Michelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michelson misses with a takedown attempt - Kang 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.
Kang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michelson 's calf.
Kang instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Michelson walks away with a smile on his face. Kang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kang swings for the body but Michelson moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Kang. No joy for Michelson on that attempt.
Kang throws out a counter right but Michelson avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grorge Michelson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kang shoots in but no luck this time.
Michelson throws a series of punches but Kang moves out of range.
Kang feints a counter leg kick.
Michelson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michelson misses with a two punch combination.
Kang goes for a double leg but Michelson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Michelson continues to drive forward.
Michelson leaves Kang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Kang with the counter takedown but Michelson avoids it easily.
Michelson looks to land a combination but Kang avoids it well.
Michelson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kang. Kang gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michelson manages to break the clinch.
Kang clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michelson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Michelson manages to pull guard.
Michelson has Kang pulled in close to control his posture.
Kang would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michelson is keeping the position for now.
Michelson tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Michelson misses with a takedown attempt - Kang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kang swings for the body but Michelson moves out of range.
Michelson drives through and clinches with Kang against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kang stalling the fight.
Michelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kang lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Grorge Michelson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kang shoots for a takedown but Michelson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michelson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Michelson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michelson tries to counter with a takedown but Kang is quick to defend against it.
Michelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kang pinned against the cage. Kang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kang tries for a takedown but Michelson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grorge Michelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyung Yeon Kang.
Michelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kang sprawls well. He's pushed Michelson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kang feints the counter takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kang looks for a takedown but Michelson sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Kang takes the fight into the clinch.
Kang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Michelson to keep the fight standing.
Michelson is trying to force a seperation but Kang has the dominant position.
Michelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kang has double underhooks.
Kang can't get the takedown.
Michelson decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michelson trying to control the position.
Michelson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kang passes into side control.
Kang moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Michelson is looking to regain half guard here but Kang keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kang working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kang is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Michelson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Michelson pushes Kang away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kang gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Michelson is looking to regain half guard here but Kang keeps moving and retains side control.
Kang decides to stand back up. Kang steps back and let's Michelson get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Michelson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyung Yeon Kang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kang 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyung Yeon Kang!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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