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Jutsu The Final Showdown PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ji Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Giuseppe Amodei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amodei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amodei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Amodei. Those never looked like landing.
Amodei keeps Ji Woo at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Ji Woo.
Amodei misses with the combination.
Ji Woo looks to land a left hand but Amodei moved out of range nicely.
Amodei feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ji Woo connects with a body shot that sends Amodei's belly button to the back.
Ji Woo lands a nice shot that snaps Amodei's head back.
Ji Woo throws a lazy right hand but Amodei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Amodei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Amodei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ji Woo loads up on a big right hand but Amodei slips the punch.
Ji Woo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amodei.
Ji Woo thuds his right hand into Amodei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amodei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ji Woo throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amodei. Ji Woo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ji Woo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ji Woo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Amodei misses with a leg kick
and Ji Woo counters with a nice uppercut.
Amodei slips a straight right by Ji Woo.
Amodei throws a leg kick but Ji Woo moved away.
Ji Woo misses the jab.
Amodei feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ji Woo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amodei.
Ji Woo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bong Ji Woo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ji Woo thuds a left hand into Amodei's body.
Ji Woo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amodei moves away.
Jab, jab by Ji Woo - just one landing.
Amodei throws a body punch but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Ji Woo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amodei misses with the body kick
enabling Ji Woo to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amodei throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Ji Woo as he checks the leg kick.
Ji Woo throws out a counter right but Amodei avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ji Woo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ji Woo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amodei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Amodei just misses with a punch to the body.
Ji Woo clobbers Amodei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Amodei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amodei throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Ji Woo.
Amodei slips under a jab.
Ji Woo takes a swing at Amodei's ribcage but misses.
Ji Woo misses with a hook. Amodei ducked under it nicely.
Ji Woo swings for the body but Amodei moves out of range.
Amodei misses with a shot to the body
and Ji Woo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Amodei thinking.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amodei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amodei misses with a wild body shot.
Ji Woo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ji Woo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Amodei misses with a lunging right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a straight right hand.
Ji Woo missing with a left hand there. Amodei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amodei is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Amodei misses the target.
Amodei looks to throw the jab but Ji Woo is out of range.
Amodei is looking to score with low kicks.
Amodei slips a straight right by Ji Woo.
Amodei feinted with a counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ji Woo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ji Woo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ji Woo moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land.
Amodei manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei motions for Ji Woo to come forward. Amodei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amodei shoots in for a double leg but Ji Woo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ji Woo connects with a body shot that sends Amodei's belly button to the back.
Ji Woo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amodei throws a hook to the side of Ji Woo's head but Ji Woo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch
and Amodei counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amodei misses with a low kick.
Amodei looks to land a left hand but Ji Woo moved out of range nicely.
Ji Woo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Amodei to counter with a crisp jab.
Amodei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a straight left.
Ji Woo throws a body punch but Amodei moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Amodei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ji Woo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Amodei connects with a body shot that sends Ji Woo's belly button to the back.
Ji Woo throws a jab when Amodei was well out of range.
Ji Woo blocks a head kick by Amodei.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Amodei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ji Woo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ji Woo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Amodei had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Amodei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Amodei lands a head kick. Ji Woo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ji Woo drives through and clinches with Amodei against the ropes.
Amodei throws a punch but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ji Woo prevents a body shot from Amodei.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Amodei misses with a punch on the inside.
Amodei has a couple of punches blocked by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo can't find room to land a body shot as Amodei controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amodei.
Ji Woo prevents a body shot from Amodei.
A right handed body shot lands from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo tries a body shot but Amodei blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amodei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ji Woo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ji Woo prevents a body shot from Amodei.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a head punch that misses.
Amodei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ji Woo cracks Amodei with a nice body shot.
Amodei blocking some punches.
Amodei jumps guard but Ji Woo turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ji Woo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amodei can't find room to land a body shot as Ji Woo controls the action.
Amodei throws a head punch that misses.
Amodei looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Amodei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a looping left.
Amodei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Amodei throws a chopping leg kick but Ji Woo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good shot there by Ji Woo.
Amodei swats away the attempt to clinch by Ji Woo.
An attempted straight right counter from Amodei misses the target.
Ji Woo throws a hook but Amodei avoids it easily.
Ji Woo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amodei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Amodei is looking to slow Ji Woo down with leg kicks.
Amodei slips under a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Amodei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Amodei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ji Woo moves away.
Ji Woo takes a swing at Amodei's ribcage but misses.
Amodei takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some wild striking there from Ji Woo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amodei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ji Woo with a hook.
Amodei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ji Woo misses with a left hand
and Amodei counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Ji Woo blocks the low kick.
Ji Woo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Ji Woo misses.
Ji Woo missing with a left hand there. Amodei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amodei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ji Woo.
Amodei throws a hook but Ji Woo avoids it easily.
Ji Woo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the body kick from Amodei.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo tries to clinch but Amodei is having none of it.
Amodei tries to counter with a takedown but Ji Woo is quick to defend against it.
Amodei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ji Woo scores with a hook.
Amodei blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Ji Woo.
Amodei gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws an overhand right that lands on Amodei's shoulder, as Amodei tries to avoid the shot.
Ji Woo throws a jab when Amodei was well out of range.
Amodei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a right hand
and Amodei counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ji Woo's knee momentarily.
Ji Woo throws a good cross that connects.
Amodei takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Amodei misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ji Woo misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ji Woo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Amodei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ji Woo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amodei.
A swing and a miss from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo checks a leg kick nicely.
Amodei throws a leg kick but Ji Woo moved away.
Ji Woo fails to land with a series of punches.
Ji Woo throws a jab when Amodei was well out of range.
Ji Woo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Amodei misses the target.
Ji Woo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Amodei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ji Woo throws a right hand that misses
and Amodei counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo throws a hook but Amodei blocks it.
Ji Woo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ji Woo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amodei.
Ji Woo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ji Woo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ji Woo misses its intended target.
A jab from Amodei does it's job there.
Sloppy strikes from Amodei. Those never looked like landing.
Ji Woo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Ji Woo.
Amodei just misses with a punch to the body.
Ji Woo throws out a counter right but Amodei avoids it with no problem.
Amodei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ji Woo throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.
Ji Woo looks to land a left hand but Amodei moved out of range nicely.
Amodei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ji Woo.
A jab from Amodei misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ji Woo! But no joy.
Ji Woo looks to land a left hand but Amodei moved out of range nicely.
Amodei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Amodei tries to land a body kick
letting Ji Woo counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo misses the shot to the body.
Ji Woo misses with a hook. Amodei ducked under it nicely.
Ji Woo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amodei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ji Woo moves away from the strike by Amodei.
Ji Woo misses with a lunging right hand
and Amodei counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ji Woo is defending against the submission attempts here by Amodei.
Amodei is thwarting Ji Woo's attempts to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ji Woo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Amodei stalling away here and it's allowed Ji Woo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo looking to control.
Amodei looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Amodei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ji Woo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ji Woo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Amodei misses with a low kick.
Ji Woo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Amodei looks to land a body kick but Ji Woo moved away.
Ji Woo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amodei scores with a jab to the head.
Ji Woo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Ji Woo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amodei feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Amodei tries to land a leg kick but Ji Woo saw it coming and moves away.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut.
Amodei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amodei takes one on the button.
Ji Woo lands a jab to the nose.
Ji Woo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Ji Woo misses.
Ji Woo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Amodei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amodei just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Ji Woo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ji Woo digs a good hook to Amodei's body.
Amodei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ji Woo.
Amodei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ji Woo throws a good cross that connects.
Amodei throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ji Woo cracks a nice hook into Amodei's ribs.
Amodei motions for Ji Woo to come forward. Amodei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ji Woo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ji Woo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Amodei. That snapped Ji Woo's head back.
Ji Woo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ji Woo looks to throw the jab but Amodei is out of range.
Amodei tests Ji Woo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ji Woo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Amodei throws an overhand right that lands on Ji Woo's shoulder, as Ji Woo tries to avoid the shot.
Ji Woo lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amodei throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ji Woo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Ji Woo misses.
Amodei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ji Woo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ji Woo slips under a jab from Amodei.
It seemed like Ji Woo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Amodei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amodei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ji Woo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amodei appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Amodei moves out of range as Ji Woo strikes.
A cross from Ji Woo lands.
Ji Woo misses the shot to the body.
Ji Woo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Decent striking displayed by Ji Woo there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Amodei looks for the body kick but Ji Woo saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ji Woo.
Amodei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Amodei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ji Woo checks it well.
Ji Woo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ji Woo throws a hook to the side of Amodei's head but Amodei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the body kick from Amodei.
A swing and a miss from Amodei.
Ji Woo checks a low kick from Amodei.
Ji Woo misses with a looping right.
Ji Woo misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Ji Woo misses.
Amodei looks to land a left hand but Ji Woo moved out of range nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo throws a lazy uppercut
and Amodei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ji Woo throws a hook but Amodei blocks it.
Amodei tries to counter with a takedown but Ji Woo is quick to defend against it.
Ji Woo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ji Woo misses with a hook to the body
and Amodei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amodei throws a hook but Ji Woo avoids it easily.
Amodei does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Amodei swats away the attempt to clinch by Ji Woo.
Amodei misses the body punch
and Ji Woo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amodei tries to counter with a takedown but Ji Woo is quick to defend against it.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands a jab to Amodei's midsection.
Amodei swings for the body but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Amodei throws a solid leg kick but Ji Woo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Amodei.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the leg kick from Amodei.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ji Woo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Amodei's hands.
Amodei throws a leg kick which misses Ji Woo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ji Woo tries to avoid it.
Ji Woo lands a right hook to the body.
Amodei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Amodei misses the jab.
Amodei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ji Woo's hands.
Ji Woo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amodei.
Amodei avoids the body shot from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amodei.
Nice uppercut lands for Amodei. That snapped Ji Woo's head back.
Amodei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Ji Woo misses the shot to the body.
Amodei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Amodei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amodei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ji Woo counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Amodei does it's job there.
Amodei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ji Woo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Amodei scrambles back to his feet.
Ji Woo throws a hook but Amodei avoids it easily.
Ji Woo looks to land a right hand but Amodei moved out of range.
Amodei appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Amodei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Amodei.
Amodei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ji Woo throws out a loose jab but Amodei uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ji Woo throws out the jab.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amodei throws a poor cross that misses
and Ji Woo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Amodei throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
Amodei lands a nice shot to the body.
Amodei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ji Woo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo throws out a loose jab but Amodei uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Ji Woo misses its intended target.
Amodei half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ji Woo throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Amodei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Amodei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amodei shoots for a takedown but Ji Woo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters circling - Ji Woo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ji Woo gets caught napping as Amodei dives in and scores a takedown. Ji Woo manages to retain guard.
Amodei trying to control but Ji Woo is working from the bottom.
Ji Woo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Amodei wants to pass the guard but Ji Woo is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amodei postures up.
Amodei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ji Woo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amodei wants to control from the top but Ji Woo keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ji Woo takes one to the side of the head.
Amodei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ji Woo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
As Ji Woo looks to move away, Amodei throws a big counter combo but Ji Woo just gets out of the way.
Ji Woo throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.
Ji Woo throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Amodei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ji Woo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Amodei misses with a low kick as Ji Woo jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Ji Woo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Amodei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Amodei misses with a looping right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Amodei. Ji Woo shrugs it off though.
Amodei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ji Woo swings for the body but Amodei moves out of range.
A jab from Ji Woo misses.
Amodei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Amodei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ji Woo doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo dips to his left and cracks Amodei with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Amodei misses the target.
Ji Woo throws out a counter right but Amodei avoids it with no problem.
Ji Woo scores with a body shot.
Ji Woo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amodei. Amodei obviously looking to wear him down.
Amodei throws a leg kick but Ji Woo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amodei tries for a takedown but Ji Woo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe Amodei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ji Woo slips under a jab from Amodei.
Ji Woo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Amodei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ji Woo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ji Woo misses with a hook. Amodei ducked under it nicely.
Ji Woo looks to land a left hand but Amodei moved out of range nicely.
Ji Woo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amodei in his tracks.
Ji Woo misses with a straight right.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ji Woo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amodei was well out of range. Poor timing from Ji Woo.
Amodei misses with a body kick.
Ji Woo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amodei.
Ji Woo throws a hook but Amodei avoids it easily.
Ji Woo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Amodei changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ji Woo blocks a head kick by Amodei.
Ji Woo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ji Woo moves away from the strike by Amodei.
Amodei throws a chopping leg kick but Ji Woo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ji Woo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ji Woo throws an off balance right hand
and Amodei counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ji Woo trying to control the position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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.
Amodei trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giuseppe Amodei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo is trying to control the position but Amodei postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Amodei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amodei shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ji Woo is controlling Amodei's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ji Woo wants to improve his position but Amodei is controlling well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo wants to control but Amodei is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ji Woo is looking for a sweep. Amodei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ji Woo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo keeping moving, preventing Amodei from controlling successfully.
Amodei working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amodei looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Amodei wants to control from the top but Ji Woo keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Amodei throws a body shot but no joy.
Amodei is looking to land body kicks.
Amodei misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Ji Woo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Amodei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Amodei tries to work over Ji Woo's front leg with a kick but Ji Woo checks it.
Amodei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ji Woo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Amodei scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ji Woo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ji Woo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amodei.
Amodei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ji Woo's corner calls for a 1-2. Ji Woo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bong Ji Woo.
I've got Ji Woo 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Bong Ji Woo!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Bong Ji Woo!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Bong Ji Woo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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